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Storytelling of the North Carolina Native Americans
Lumbee, Cherokee, and Occaneechi traditional storytelling and stories.
Piasa Bird Legend
The fictional Illinois "Indian" legend of the Piasa Bird, and the explanation of its true origins (a white fictionwriter invented it in the 19th century).
Native American Indian Folklore
List of tales indexed by tribe.
Aadizookaanag -- Traditional Stories, Legends and Myths
Essay on Indian legends as cultural property, with links to authentic sources of folktales.
Stonee's WebLodge
Collection of traditional tales from many Indian traditions.
Native American Literature
Repository for legends and traditional stories from hundreds of tribes.
Native American Stories
Collection of Indian legends, mostly unattributed, from various tribal traditions.
Native American Stories and Legends
Collection of American Indian folktales from various tribes.
Eldrbarry's Raven Tales
Collection of Indian legends from the Pacific Northwest.
Canku Ota: Stories Index
Archive of native legends and folktales published in this Indian cultural newsletter.
Acjachamen Creation Myth
A student paper exploring Juaneno creation mythology.
Zicahota Tales and Legends
Traditional stories from several Indian nations.
Tales of the North American Indians
1929 collection of Indian legends and stories.
Native American Lore
Index of Indian legends by title and theme.
Nevada Native Story-Telling
Several Paiute and Shoshone legends, with lesson plans for using them in the classroom.
Bladder-Head Boy
A Kaska legend recalling the now-extinct woolly mammoth.
Indian Legends
Tribal index of Native American stories. With links and a discussion forum.
A Collection of Yukon River Indian Legends
Small e-text collection of tales.
Native American Trickster Tales
Four texts from different tribal traditions, with introduction and links.
Tales from the Totems of the Hidery
Nineteenth-century collection of Haida legends.
The Story of the Bear and His Indian Wife
Nineteenth-century recounting of a Haida legend.
The Legend of Eagleman
An excerpt from a collection of Pima Indian tales.
The Ku Bird and the Walking Stone
Two tales excerpted from a book of Yaqui myths.
The Children and the Hummingbird
Excerpt from a book of Hopi legends.
Indian Story and Song from North America
Nineteenth-century collection of native legends by Alice Fletcher.
Indian Why Stories
Frank Linderman's 1915 compilation of various native legends and tales.
Zuñi Folk Tales
Frank Hamilton Cushing's 1901 collection of legends and stories.

sub categories in Folklore

Anishinabe Anishinabe
Blackfoot Blackfoot
Iroquois Iroquois
Navajo Navajo
Wabanaki Wabanaki
Apache Apache
Cherokee Cherokee
Lenape Lenape
Sioux Sioux

cross references

Arts : Literature : Cultural : Native American Arts : Literature : Cultural : Native American
Arts : Literature : Myths and Folktales : Myths : Native American Arts : Literature : Myths and Folktales : Myths : Native American
Society : Folklore Society : Folklore
Society : Folklore : Literature : Tales : Fairy Tales : World Tales : Native American Society : Folklore : Literature : Tales : Fairy Tales : World Tales : Native American

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Arts : Music : Styles : Regional and Ethnic : Native American : Storytellers Arts : Music : Styles : Regional and Ethnic : Native American : Storytellers
Society : Religion and Spirituality : Native American : Rituals and Traditions : Prophecies Society : Religion and Spirituality : Native American : Rituals and Traditions : Prophecies
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