Ebook: Navaho Indian Myths

Rich compilation of tribal fables and legends recorded in the 1920s from an elderly Navaho chief. Myths include "The Creation of the Sun and Moon," "The Sun's Path," "The Maiden who Became a Bear," "The Making of the Headdress," "The Story of the Rain Ceremony and Its Hogan," and many more.;Title Page; Copyright Page; LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL -- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY, ; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; PREFACE; THE DÎNÉ: ORIGIN MYTHS OF THE NAVAHO INDIANS; THE CREATION OR AGE OF BEGINNING; THE FIRST WORLD; THE SECOND WORLD; THE THIRD WORLD; THE FOURTH WORLD; THE FIFTH WORLD; THE ORDER OF THINGS, OR THE AGE OF ANIMAL HEROES; THE FIRST HOGAN; THE CREATION OF THE SUN AND MOON; THE TWELVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR; THE SUN'S PATH; THE MOUNTAINS SACRED TO THE DÎNÈ; THE COMING OF DEATH AND LIFE; THE PLAN, OR ORDER OF THINGS.