| PAGE | |
| The First Americans | [7] |
| The Wild-Rice Indians | [13] |
| Stories and Story-Tellers | [17] |
| Welcome to a Papoose | [21] |
| The Indian Baby and Her Cradle | [25] |
| White Cloud's First Ride | [28] |
| Nokomis Tells a Story | [34] |
| The Firefly Dance | [37] |
| Swift Elk, the Indian Boy | [40] |
| The Naming of Swift Elk | [45] |
| Fire and the Fire Makers | [49] |
| The Thunderers | [56] |
| The Little People of the Forest | [58] |
| Black Wolf Tells a Story | [62] |
| The Race Between the Crane and the Humming Bird | [67] |
| Hunting Wild Ducks | [70] |
| A Brave Duck | [77] |
| Summer Sports | [81] |
| The Ball Game | [85] |
| The Animals and the Birds Play Ball | [89] |
| Gathering Wild Rice | [94] |
| The Ant and the Katydid | [100] |
| How Wild Rice Was Discovered | [102] |
| Moving the Dolls' Camp | [106] |
| Finding a War Feather | [114] |
| The Lynx and the Hare | [117] |
| How the Animals Saved the Tribe | [119] |
| Winter Evenings | [125] |
| The Ground-Hog Dance | [131] |
| The Lucky Hunter | [134] |
| How Sickness Came | [140] |
| How Spring Conquered Winter | [144] |
| The Gift of Corn | [149] |
| The Magic Canoe | [154] |
| The Happy Hunting Grounds | [158] |
| About the Book | [160] |