 | Bigfoot Legends &
Folklore in the Americas by Kyle Mizokani offers information about Bigfoot-like
characters in the folklore, legends, and oral history of native tribes across North
America. |
| Chief Sitting Bull (Tatanka
Iyotake) quotes from this Hunkpapa Sioux (1831-1890). This Lakota Medicine Man
and Chief was considered the last Sioux to surrender to the U.S. Government. |
| Civilizations in America
is a look at the cultures of the Olmecs, Toltecs, Mexicas/Aztecs, Mayas, Incas and others. |
| Dream Catchers, Ancient Indian Art
briefly discusses the Dream catcher, whose hoop with the intricate webbing at its center
is supposed to promote sleep undisturbed by bad dreams. |
| Eldrbarry's Raven Tales
by Barry McWilliams offers stories about Raven from cultures of the Pacific Northwest. |
| Electronic
Text Center - Native American is the University of Virginia
Library's
online collection of modern English texts by or about Native Americans. |
| Encyclopedia of
Hotcâk (Winnebago) Mythology is a good collection of
mythic material about this tribe from what is now the Wisconsin area. |
| A Forum dedicated to Natives,
Indians, from Nitassinan to the land of the Yamanas. |
| Gambler Way by Kathryn Gabriel is a
companion web site to her book on gaming in the mythology, history, and archaeology of
Native Americans in North America. Includes book excerpts about traditional gaming myths. |
| Guaraná Home Page:
stories about guaraná offers native myths about the origins of the guaraná, plant,
an important cultivated vine of the lower Amazon often used in local medical treatment. |
| Index of Native American
Resources on the Internet (Karen Strom's comprehensive list -- complete and
valuable). |
| Indian
Superstitions and Legends. by Simon Pokagon was originally published in 1898. |
| Indigenous Peoples Literature by
Glenn Welker includes a very large collection of stories. |
| Innu History and Culture includes some
traditional stories. |
| Lakota
Sioux Legends & Spiritual is part of the Black Hills Info Web. |
| Legend of Onarga offers an
Iroquois tale. |
| Lords of the Earth: Maya/Aztec/Inca
deals with the Archeology and Anthropology of the Americas. |
| Maya
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| Morriseau and
Missipeshu offers an image of the "underwater panther" or missipeshu by
Norval Morriseau as well as a description of the Native American lore surrounding this
mythical creature. |
| Mountain
Lion offers an essay by Chris Bolgiano on Native American legends surrounding the
mountain lion and the "underwater panther." |
| Myths and Legends for
American Indian Youth by Paula Giese offers an excellent compilation of links to
traditional Native American stories, legends and myths. Also offers useful insights about
the process of gathering stories. |
| Myths
and Legends of the Sioux offers an electronic version of this book by Marie L.
McLaughlin, originally published in 1916. |
| Native American
Folklore is an essay by Standing Bear, Chief of the Oglala Sioux (1905-1939). |
| Native American Indian - Culture, Education,
Art, Science, History - Native Sources discusses Native American folklore
as part of its offerings. |
| Native American Legends,
Folk Tales, and Stories by Lori Fuller includes, so far, legends of the Blackfeet and
Kiowa. |
| NativeLit-L Web Page (Michael Wilson)
|
| NativeNet (Gary Trujillo)
|
| Old
Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa was originally published in 1901. |
| Origin of man by Al Mandell
offers the story of the Stone Mother and the origin of the Paiute people. |
| Pink Dolphin by Matt Ignoffo
offers a folktale about Bufeo Colorado, who takes the form of a man at night (with a
blowhole on his head) and returns to dolphin form with the coming of day. |
| Quetzalcoatl: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
by Katherine Guardado and David
Shindle is dedicated to the study of this important deity. |
| Raven Mythology is
a collection of stories, myths, legends, information, photos, poetry and art. |
| Raven Stories |
| South American
|
| StoneE's WebLodge offers lore, legends,
teachings, quotes and links to other Native American sites. |
| This Week in American Indian
History lists events in Native American Indian history on a day-by-day basis,
lists tribal name meanings, Indian "moon" names, & hundreds of links to
similar sites. |
| Winnie Two-Shadows offers a story
based upon Potawatomi legends. |
| Yupiaq
Eskimo Education by Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley offers a look at the beliefs and myths of
the Yupiaq people. |
