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PREFACE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Part I - SKETCHES OF VARIOUS TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
WIGWAM STORIES - BOOKS IN THE INDIAN LANGUAGE
SOME THINGS THE INDIANS KNEW BEFORE WHITE MEN CAME
HOW THE IROQUOIS BUILT THEIR LOG FORTS
INDIAN RECORDS
WAMPUM MONEY
INDIAN TRAITS
THE INDIAN’S EYE TRAINING
A lively anthology captures the voice of the North‑American Indians as they recount the tales that have long circulated around their wigwams. Drawn from Chippewa, Ojibway, Iroquois and many other peoples, the stories celebrate humor, love of beauty, and the mischievous hero Menabozho, a figure who blurs the line between trickster and cultural founder. The narratives preserve the oral tradition while offering listeners a glimpse of the world‑view that shaped daily life long before printed books arrived.
The collection is enriched by photographs and sketches that place the listener amid prairie camps, Pueblo kivas and Alaskan totem poles, giving a vivid sense of place. Illustrations by a talented young Indian artist and images taken by a noted photographer add texture, making the stories feel as if they are being told beside a fire. Together, the words and images create an intimate portrait of tribal cultures at the turn of the twentieth century, inviting listeners to hear the pulse of a living heritage.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (248K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Boston: Ginn & Company Atheneaum Press, 1901, pubdate 1904.
Credits
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2024-03-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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