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Category: History

A race between Bear and Turtle

Bear and Turtle(310x240)

An old man was going along, slowly and surely, by himself. After a while he met a man, who asked, "Where are you

The Tick and the Deer

Red Deer(310x240)

Coyote lived in a tent alone. There was no prospect of food: everything was covered with

Coyote becomes Chief of the Salmon

Columbia Rivers(310x240)

In the beginning Coyote had great power. He said to himself, "Why remain in seclusion when I have so much

Chipmunk and Meadow-Lark

An old woman (Sti'mtimä) had warned her children, Chipmunk and Meadow-Lark, not to go too far into the woods, because a hairy monster might kill

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Why wild roses have thorns

Wild Roses(310x240)

Long, long ago, Wild Roses had no thorns. They grew on bushes the stems of which were smooth and fragrant, and the leaves a delicate

The Five Wolves

The Five Wolves(310x240)

An old woman and her grandson lived near a river. The grandson wished to cross the river, and called the Deer to take him

The woman who became a Horse

A Horse(310x240)

A chief had many horses, and among them a stallion which his wife often

Coyote quarrels with Mole

Coyote Stories(310x240)

Coyote and his wife, Mole, and their children were living by themselves, away from the winter encampment of the

Coyote and the Buffalo

Coyote and The Buffalo(310x240)

No Buffalo ever lived in the Swah-netk'-qhu country. That was Coyote's

Bluejay and his companions

The Bluejay Bird(310x240)

Bluejay and his chief, with Land Otter, Beaver, and another man, used to go out seal-hunting

Why the Apaches are fierce

Apaches People(310x240)

Elder Brother, Coyote, and Earth Doctor, after the flood vanished, began to create people and

The flood on Superstition Mountain

Superstition Mountain(310x240)

In the state of Arizona, the Pima Indian tribe declares that the father of all men and animals was Great Butterfly--Cherwit

The legend of Eagleman

Tall Purple Flowers(310x240)

It was on a summer morning in the days before Se-eh-ha lost the love of the River

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