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Myths and Legends of North America : Canada and the Northern United States.

Contributor(s): World Book, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Famous myths and legends of the world: Publisher: Chicago : World Book, a Scott Fetzer company, [2015]Description: 64 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780716626268 (hbk); 9780716626251 (set).Subject(s): Indian mythology -- North America -- Juvenile literature | Indians of North America -- Religion -- Juvenile literature | Indians of North America -- Folklore -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: R 398.208 M999 2016
Contents:
Kwatee and the animals -- The world of Kwatee -- The dueling brothers -- The world of Tsentsa and Taweskare -- Coyote creates the Nez Perce -- The world of coyote -- Sedna the sea goddess -- The world of Sedna -- Raven and his grandmother -- The world of the Aleut -- Girl in the sky -- The world of the Arapaho -- The coming of the buffalo -- The world of the Dakota Sioux -- Old man coyote -- The world of the Crow people -- Father of corn -- The world of the Chippewa -- Deities of Canada and the Great Plains.
Summary: "Myths and legends from Canada and the Northern United States. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"-- Provided by publisher.
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University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi Children's Library
R 398.208 M999 2016 (Browse shelf) Not for loan
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Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.

Kwatee and the animals -- The world of Kwatee -- The dueling brothers -- The world of Tsentsa and Taweskare -- Coyote creates the Nez Perce -- The world of coyote -- Sedna the sea goddess -- The world of Sedna -- Raven and his grandmother -- The world of the Aleut -- Girl in the sky -- The world of the Arapaho -- The coming of the buffalo -- The world of the Dakota Sioux -- Old man coyote -- The world of the Crow people -- Father of corn -- The world of the Chippewa -- Deities of Canada and the Great Plains.

"Myths and legends from Canada and the Northern United States. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"-- Provided by publisher.

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