Indian legends of the Pacific Northwest /

Indian legends of the Pacific Northwest /

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Author / Creator:Clark, Ella E, (Ella Elizabeth), 1896-1984
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, 1953.
Description:viii, 225 p. : ill., maps.
Language:English
Subject:
Indians of North America -- Folklore
Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific
Legends -- Northwest, Pacific.
Indians of North America.
Legends.
Pacific Northwest.
Folklore.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1817556
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ISBN:0520002431
Notes:Includes bibliography.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: From Mountain Peaks to Indian Legends
  • I.. Myths of the Mountains
  • The Spirits in Nature
  • Mount Shasta and the Grizzly Bears modoc
  • Mount Shasta and the Great Flood shasta
  • The Peaks of Central Oregon warm springs
  • Mount Jefferson and the Great Flood
  • The Chief's Face on Mount Hood
  • A Mount Adams Story yakima
  • White Eagle: The Law on Mount Adams yakima
  • The Bridge of the Gods klickitat
  • The River Spirit and the Mountain Demons wishram
  • The Origin of Puget Sound and the Cascade Range
  • Indian Names for Mount Rainier
  • Mount Rainier and the Olympic Mountains
  • Mount Rainier and the Great Flood skokomish (?)
  • The Lake on Mount Rainier puyallup
  • The Miser on Mount Rainier nisqually
  • The Origin of Mount Si and the Forests snoqualmie
  • Kulshan and His Two Wives lummi
  • Mount Baker and the Great Flood squamish
  • The Origin of Sisters Peak skagit
  • Other Traditions of the Great Flood several tribes
  • The Valiey of Peace in the Olympics
  • The Seven Devils Mountains nez perce
  • II.. Legends of the Lakes
  • Spirits and Animals in the Lakes
  • The Origin of Crater Lake klamath
  • The War between Lao and Skell: A Legend of Crater Lake
  • Crater Lake and the Two Hunters klamath
  • Another Crater Lake Legend klamath
  • The Elk Spirit of Lost Lake wasco
  • The Demons in Spirit Lake several tribes
  • Kwatee and the Monster in Lake Quinault quillayute
  • The Origin of Lake Crescent quillayute
  • Nahkeeta: A Story of Lake Sutherland klallam (?)
  • Mason Lake and the Crying Loon nisqually
  • The Lake on Vashon Island
  • The Lake and the Elk-Child klickitat
  • The Monster and Lake Chelan chelan
  • The Lakes of the Grand Coulee
  • Spokane Lake of Long Ago spokane
  • Chief Joseph's Story of Wallowa Lake nez perce
  • III.. Tales of the Rivers, Rocks, and Waterfalls
  • The Animal People of Long Ago
  • Creation of the Animal People okanogan
  • How Coyote Got His Special Power lake
  • Why Rivers Flow but One Way snohomish, quinault
  • How Coyote Made the Columbia River colville
  • Coyote and the Monster of the Columbia klickitat
  • Why Coyote Changed the Course of the Columbia River sanpoil
  • How Coyote Helped the People several tribes
  • The Origin of Willamette Falls kalapuya
  • Pillar Rock
  • The Cave Monster of the Willamette Valley kalapuya (?)
  • A Legend of Multnomah Falls
  • Horsetail Falls and Beacon Rock
  • Latourell Falls and the Pillars of Hercules
  • Why the Columbia Sparkles wasco
  • The Ever-watchful Eye wishram
  • The Painted Rocks at Naches Gap yakima
  • The Origin of the Petrified Forest colville
  • Legends of Steamboat Rock colville
  • The Hee-Hee Stone okanogan
  • The Origin of the Spokane River spokane
  • The Origin of Palouse Falls palouse
  • Beaver and the Grande Ronde River nez perce
  • Destruction Island and Tatoosh Island makah
  • How Kwatee Made the Rivers and Rocks quillayute
  • How Kwatee Changed the World queets
  • A Potlatch on the Oregon Coast coquille
  • IV.. Myths of Creation, the Sky, and Storms
  • Why and When the Tales Were Told
  • The Creation of the Klamath World klamath
  • In the Beginning of the Modoc World modoc
  • The Origin of the Chinook Indians chinook
  • In the Beginning of the Nisqually World nisqually
  • The Beginning of the Skagit World skagit
  • The Beginning and the End of the Okanogan World okanogan
  • Creation of the Yakima World yakima
  • The Story of the Changer puyallup
  • The Changer Comes to the Lummi lummi
  • Pushing up the Sky snohomish
  • How Raven Helped the Ancient People
  • How the People Got the Sun quillayute
  • The Big Dipper and the Milky Way wasco
  • The Seven Sisters of the Sky nez perce
  • Two Canoes in the Sky
  • The Origin of Cassiopeia's Chair quillayute
  • The Earth People Visit the Sky People queets
  • The Northern Lights and Creatures of the Sky makah
  • Thunderbird and Whale quillayute
  • Thunder and Lightning nisqually
  • Thunder's Spirit Power skagit
  • Thunder and His Son-in-Law quinault
  • The Battle with Snow chehalis
  • The Chinook Wind yakima
  • How Coyote Made the Indian Tribes columbia river tribes
  • V.. Miscellaneous Myths and Legends
  • Guardian Spirits
  • The Hazelnut, a Guardian Spirit yakima
  • The Origin of Guardian Spirits and of Sweat Lodge sanpoil
  • The Origin of the Root Festival yakima
  • The Origin of the Potlatch quillayute
  • Coyote and Crow yakima
  • How Coyote Brought Fire to the People several tribes
  • How Beaver Stole the Fire sanpoil
  • Coyote and Eagle Visit the Land of the Dead
  • Memaloose Island, the Island of the Dead wishram
  • The Mortal Who Married a Merman coos
  • The Maiden of Deception Pass samish
  • The Maiden Sacrificed to Winter chinook
  • Legend of the White Deer umpqua
  • The Coming of the White People wasco
  • The First Ship chinook
  • Source Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary

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