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Myths and Legends of the Great Plains

Name: Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
Author: Katharine Berry Judson

Katharine Berry Judson

Read by Kyle Van DeGlast · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Bianki's Vision / Preface (6:15)
The Creation - Osage (3:04)
How the World was Made - Cherokee (4:42)
The Flood and the Rainbow - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware) (1:44)
The First Fire - Cherokee (3:25)
The Ancestors of People - Osage (0:51)
Origin of Strawberries - Cherokee (1:35)
Sacred Legend - Omaha (4:27)
The Legend of the Peace Pipes - Omaha (2:51)
A Tradition of the Calumet - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware) (1:42)
The Sacred Pole - Omaha (3:08)
Ikto and the Thunders - Teton (1:09)
The Thunder Bird - Commanche (1:00)
The Thunder Bird - Assiniboin (0:46)
Song to the Thunder Gods - Omaha (0:56)
Songs of the Buffalo Hunt - Sioux (0:51)
Origin of the Buffalo - Teton (2:02)
The Buffalo Being - Teton (1:35)
The Youth and the Underground People - Omaha (10:42)
The Buffalo and the Grizzly Bear - Omaha (3:04)
My First Buffalo Hunt - Omaha (2:58)
Bird Omens - Sioux (1:22)
The Bird Chief - Omaha (0:57)
Song of the Birds - Pawnee (1:21)
Song of Kawas, the Eagle - Pawnee (0:51)
The Eagle’s Revenge - Cherokee (1:29)
The Race between Humming Bird and Crane - Cherokee (1:30)
Rabbit and the Turkeys - Omaha (1:38)
Unktomi and the Bad Songs - Dakota (4:06)
How the Pheasant Beat Corn - Cherokee (0:41)
Why Turkey Gobbles - Cherokee (0:58)
Omaha Beliefs - Omaha (1:33)
Pawnee Beliefs - Pawnee (3:06)
A Song of Hospitality - Sioux (1:02)
A Song of the March - Sioux (2:09)
Song of the Prairie Breeze - Kiowa (0:41)
Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies - Mandan (2:46)
Legend of the Corn - Arikara (4:03)
Tradition of the Finding of Horses - Ponca (3:11)
Dakota Beliefs and Customs - Dakota (2:31)
Why the Tetons Bury on Scaffolds - Teton (1:23)
The Ghost’s Resentment - Dakota (4:49)
The Forked Roads - Omaha (1:10)
Tattooed Ghosts - Dakota (1:10)
A Ghost Story - Ponca (1:06)
The Ghost and the Traveler - Teton (1:11)
The Man who Shot a Ghost - Teton (1:57)
The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost - Teton (3:46)
The Wakanda, or Water God - Yankton (2:46)
The Spirit Land - Arapahoe (1:31)
Waziya, the Weather Spirit - Teton (0:54)
Kansas Blizzards - Kansa (1:22)
Ikto and the Snowstorm - Teton (1:16)
The Southern Bride - Cherokee (1:05)
The Fallen Star - Dakota (10:37)
Quarrel of Sun and Moon - Omaha (1:00)
Why the Possum Plays Dead - Cherokee (1:37)
Bog Myth - Dakota (1:11)
Coyote and Snake - Omaha (1:40)
Why the Wolves Help in War - Dakota (1:37)
How Rabbit Escaped from the Wolves - Cherokee (1:35)
How Rabbit Lost His Fat - Omaha (1:08)
How Flint Visited Rabbit - Cherokee (2:22)
How Rabbit Caught the Sun in a Trap - Omaha (2:11)
How Rabbit Killed the Giant - Omaha (3:42)
How Deer Got His Horns - Cherokee (1:47)
Why the Deer has Blunt Teeth - Cherokee (1:46)
Legend of the Head of Gold - Dakota (3:47)
The Milky Way - Cherokee (0:52)
Coyote and Gray Fox - Ponca (1:33)
Ictinike and Turtle - Omaha (2:41)
Ictinike and the Creators - Omaha (6:15)
How Big Turtle Went on the War Path - Omaha (22:28)