Myths and Legends of the Great Plains

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Katharine Berry Judson 1913
English
  • Bianki's Vision / Preface
  • The Creation - Osage
  • How the World was Made - Cherokee
  • The Flood and the Rainbow - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)
  • The First Fire - Cherokee
  • The Ancestors of People - Osage
  • Origin of Strawberries - Cherokee
  • Sacred Legend - Omaha
  • The Legend of the Peace Pipes - Omaha
  • A Tradition of the Calumet - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)
  • The Sacred Pole - Omaha
  • Ikto and the Thunders - Teton
  • The Thunder Bird - Commanche
  • The Thunder Bird - Assiniboin
  • Song to the Thunder Gods - Omaha
  • Songs of the Buffalo Hunt - Sioux
  • Origin of the Buffalo - Teton
  • The Buffalo Being - Teton
  • The Youth and the Underground People - Omaha
  • The Buffalo and the Grizzly Bear - Omaha
  • My First Buffalo Hunt - Omaha
  • Bird Omens - Sioux
  • The Bird Chief - Omaha
  • Song of the Birds - Pawnee
  • Song of Kawas, the Eagle - Pawnee
  • The Eagle’s Revenge - Cherokee
  • The Race between Humming Bird and Crane - Cherokee
  • Rabbit and the Turkeys - Omaha
  • Unktomi and the Bad Songs - Dakota
  • How the Pheasant Beat Corn - Cherokee
  • Why Turkey Gobbles - Cherokee
  • Omaha Beliefs - Omaha
  • Pawnee Beliefs - Pawnee
  • A Song of Hospitality - Sioux
  • A Song of the March - Sioux
  • Song of the Prairie Breeze - Kiowa
  • Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies - Mandan
  • Legend of the Corn - Arikara
  • Tradition of the Finding of Horses - Ponca
  • Dakota Beliefs and Customs - Dakota
  • Why the Tetons Bury on Scaffolds - Teton
  • The Ghost’s Resentment - Dakota
  • The Forked Roads - Omaha
  • Tattooed Ghosts - Dakota
  • A Ghost Story - Ponca
  • The Ghost and the Traveler - Teton
  • The Man who Shot a Ghost - Teton
  • The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost - Teton
  • The Wakanda, or Water God - Yankton
  • The Spirit Land - Arapahoe
  • Waziya, the Weather Spirit - Teton
  • Kansas Blizzards - Kansa
  • Ikto and the Snowstorm - Teton
  • The Southern Bride - Cherokee
  • The Fallen Star - Dakota
  • Quarrel of Sun and Moon - Omaha
  • Why the Possum Plays Dead - Cherokee
  • Bog Myth - Dakota
  • Coyote and Snake - Omaha
  • Why the Wolves Help in War - Dakota
  • How Rabbit Escaped from the Wolves - Cherokee
  • How Rabbit Lost His Fat - Omaha
  • How Flint Visited Rabbit - Cherokee
  • How Rabbit Caught the Sun in a Trap - Omaha
  • How Rabbit Killed the Giant - Omaha
  • How Deer Got His Horns - Cherokee
  • Why the Deer has Blunt Teeth - Cherokee
  • Legend of the Head of Gold - Dakota
  • The Milky Way - Cherokee
  • Coyote and Gray Fox - Ponca
  • Ictinike and Turtle - Omaha
  • Ictinike and the Creators - Omaha
  • How Big Turtle Went on the War Path - Omaha
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)

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