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Myths and Legends of the Great Plains

Katharine Berry Judson (1866 - 1929)

Myths and Legends of the Great Plains is a compendium of myths and legends from the Great Plains region of the US. It includes many short stories, and also quite a few songs and poems. Each tale is tagged with what culture it is from - (Summary by Kyle Van De Glast)

Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Nature & Animal Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): Native American (34), Dakota (2), lakota (2), cherokee (1), omaha (1), teton (1), kansa (1), yankton (1), arapahoe (1), ponca (1) ... [Show full list]

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Bianki's Vision / Preface	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:06:15
Play 01	The Creation - Osage	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:04
Play 02	How the World was Made - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:04:42
Play 03	The Flood and the Rainbow - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:44
Play 04	The First Fire - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:25
Play 05	The Ancestors of People - Osage	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:51
Play 06	Origin of Strawberries - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:35
Play 07	Sacred Legend - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:04:27
Play 08	The Legend of the Peace Pipes - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:51
Play 09	A Tradition of the Calumet - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:42
Play 10	The Sacred Pole - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:08
Play 11	Ikto and the Thunders - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:09
Play 12	The Thunder Bird - Commanche	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:00
Play 13	The Thunder Bird - Assiniboin	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:46
Play 14	Song to the Thunder Gods - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:56
Play 15	Songs of the Buffalo Hunt - Sioux	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:51
Play 16	Origin of the Buffalo - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:02
Play 17	The Buffalo Being - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:35
Play 18	The Youth and the Underground People - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:10:42
Play 19	The Buffalo and the Grizzly Bear - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:04
Play 20	My First Buffalo Hunt - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:58
Play 21	Bird Omens - Sioux	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:22
Play 22	The Bird Chief - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:57
Play 23	Song of the Birds - Pawnee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:21
Play 24	Song of Kawas, the Eagle - Pawnee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:51
Play 25	The Eagle’s Revenge - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:29
Play 26	The Race between Humming Bird and Crane - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:30
Play 27	Rabbit and the Turkeys - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:38
Play 28	Unktomi and the Bad Songs - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:04:06
Play 29	How the Pheasant Beat Corn - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:41
Play 30	Why Turkey Gobbles - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:58
Play 31	Omaha Beliefs - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:33
Play 32	Pawnee Beliefs - Pawnee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:06
Play 33	A Song of Hospitality - Sioux	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:02
Play 34	A Song of the March - Sioux	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:09
Play 35	Song of the Prairie Breeze - Kiowa	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:41
Play 36	Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies - Mandan	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:46
Play 37	Legend of the Corn - Arikara	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:04:03
Play 38	Tradition of the Finding of Horses - Ponca	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:11
Play 39	Dakota Beliefs and Customs - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:31
Play 40	Why the Tetons Bury on Scaffolds - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:23
Play 41	The Ghost’s Resentment - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:04:49
Play 42	The Forked Roads - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:10
Play 43	Tattooed Ghosts - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:10
Play 44	A Ghost Story - Ponca	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:06
Play 45	The Ghost and the Traveler - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:11
Play 46	The Man who Shot a Ghost - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:57
Play 47	The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:46
Play 48	The Wakanda, or Water God - Yankton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:46
Play 49	The Spirit Land - Arapahoe	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:31
Play 50	Waziya, the Weather Spirit - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:54
Play 51	Kansas Blizzards - Kansa	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:22
Play 52	Ikto and the Snowstorm - Teton	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:16
Play 53	The Southern Bride - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:05
Play 54	The Fallen Star - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:10:37
Play 55	Quarrel of Sun and Moon - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:00
Play 56	Why the Possum Plays Dead - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:37
Play 57	Bog Myth - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:11
Play 58	Coyote and Snake - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:40
Play 59	Why the Wolves Help in War - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:37
Play 60	How Rabbit Escaped from the Wolves - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:35
Play 61	How Rabbit Lost His Fat - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:08
Play 62	How Flint Visited Rabbit - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:22
Play 63	How Rabbit Caught the Sun in a Trap - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:11
Play 64	How Rabbit Killed the Giant - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:42
Play 65	How Deer Got His Horns - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:47
Play 66	Why the Deer has Blunt Teeth - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:46
Play 67	Legend of the Head of Gold - Dakota	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:03:47
Play 68	The Milky Way - Cherokee	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:00:52
Play 69	Coyote and Gray Fox - Ponca	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:01:33
Play 70	Ictinike and Turtle - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:02:41
Play 71	Ictinike and the Creators - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:06:15
Play 72	How Big Turtle Went on the War Path - Omaha	Kyle Van DeGlast	00:22:28

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