Native American Myths & Ethnic Folklore
Attack of the Mammoth A mammoth attacks and kills a hunter and stalks his wife and child. (Kaska First Nation)
The Bloody Knife Many and many a year ago, two Micmac warriors from rival villages got into a terrible argument. Harsh words were exchanged, and then knives were pulled.
Coyote and the Columbia The origins of the Colombia River. (Washington)
Coyote and Wishpoosh How the Northwest coastal tribes were formed.
Crow Brings the Daylight Crow flys to the south, seeking to bring daylight to the Inuit, who live in darkness all year long. (Inuit)
The First Tears Inuit tale about the origins of tears. (Alaska)
The Guardian of Yosemite The beautiful spirit of Yosemite falls in love with a great chief.
The Heron and the Hummingbird Why Herons eat fish and Hummingbirds drink nectar.
How Selfishness was Rewarded A young girl refuses to share food with her starving family in this Tlingit myth from Alaska.
The King of Sharks The King of the Sharks has a mischievious son. (Hawaii)
The Maid of the Mist The tale of the maiden who lived behind Niagara Falls and the origin of the famous horseshoe falls.
Rabbit Plays Tug-of-War Rabbit tricks two water Snakes into playing tug-of-war.
Rainbow Crow The snow has come to Earth and all the animals are freezing. Can Rainbow Crow save them?
The Spirit Lodge A great chief returns after his death to guard his people.
The Trickster Tricked (In which Terrapin the Turtle outwits the Trickster Rabbit) Turtle and Rabbit decide to run a race. Guess who wins?
The White Horse Mounted on a white horse, a new bride flees for her life from a rejected suitor.
Who Calls? A Cree warrior journeying to the home of his beloved hears her voice calling his name in the night.
Why Opossum Has a Bare Tail Opossum wants to make pretty rings on his tail, just like Raccoon.
Why Opossum Has a Pouch Big Bat steals Opossum's babies and she must find someone to steal them back.
Windigo A starving warrior comes face to face with a cannibalistic monster called a Windigo.
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Jean Sot Foolish John is determined to guard the front door, even if he has to carry it up a tree to do it.
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Drought Buster Febold Feboldson busts a drought in Nebraska.
Echoes A Minnesota settler longs for the echoing mountains of home.
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