Description: The 90 stories in this collection come from all over what are now the United States and Canada -- from tribes as diverse as Choctaw and Tsimshian, Mohawk and Maidu -- and cover a wide range of subjects. Among the creation stories are the Blackfoot tale "Old Man Makes the Land and the People" and the Tsimshian "The Origin of Daylight." The hero tales include "Glooscap and the Three Seekers of Gifts" (Micmac) and "Hiawatha and the Iroquois Wampum" (Iroquois). There are also tales of witchcraft, such as "Women Enticed by Magic Song" (Pima), "The Adventures of Kiviung" (Central Eskimo), and "Heart Squeezing and the Dance of Naked Persons" (Seneca); tales of monsters, such as "The Flying Head" (Oneida); tales of romance and enchantment, such as "The Enchanted Moccasins" (Maskego) and "The Story of Mimkudawogoosk, Moosewood Man" (Micmac); and trickster tales including "The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting" (Cherokee).

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