The Celestial Sisters
Waupee, or the White Hawk, lived in a remote part of the forest, where animals abounded. Every day he returned from the chase with a large spoil,
Native American Folktales
The Boy who Set a Snare for the Sun
At the time when the animals reigned in the earth, they had killed all the people but a girl and her little brother, and these two were living in fear,
Strong Desire and the Red Sorcerer
There was a man called Odshedoph, or the Child of Strong Desires, who had a wife and one son. He had withdrawn his family from the village, where they had spent the winter,
The Wonderful Exploits of Grasshopper
A man, of small stature, found himself standing alone on a prairie. He thought to himself, “How came I here? Are there no beings on this earth but myself?
The Two Jeebi
There lived a hunter in the North, who had a wife and one child. His lodge stood far off in the forest, several days’ journey from any other. He spent his days in hunting,
Osseo, the Son of the Evening Star
There once lived an Indian in the north who had ten daughters, all of whom grew up to womanhood. They were noted for their beauty, especially Oweenee, the youngest,