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Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
By James Mooney
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE
- I—INTRODUCTION
- II—HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHEROKEE
- The Traditionary Period
- The Period of Spanish Exploration—1540–?
- The Colonial and Revolutionary Period—1654–1784
- Relations with the United States
- FROM THE FIRST TREATY TO THE REMOVAL—1785–1838
- THE REMOVAL—1838–39
- THE ARKANSAS BAND—1817–1838
- THE TEXAS BAND—1817–1900
- THE CHEROKEE NATION IN THE WEST—1840–1900
- THE EASTERN BAND
- FROM THE FIRST TREATY TO THE REMOVAL—1785–1838
- THE REMOVAL—1838–39
- THE ARKANSAS BAND—1817–1838
- THE TEXAS BAND—1817–1900
- THE CHEROKEE NATION IN THE WEST—1840–1900
- THE EASTERN BAND
- III—NOTES TO THE HISTORICAL SKETCH
- IV—STORIES AND STORY TELLERS
- V—THE MYTHS
- Cosmogonic Myths
- 1. HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE
- 2. THE FIRST FIRE
- 3. KANA′TĬ AND SELU: THE ORIGIN OF GAME AND CORN
- 4. ORIGIN OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE
- 5. THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN
- 6. HOW THEY BROUGHT BACK THE TOBACCO
- 7. THE JOURNEY TO THE SUNRISE
- 8. THE MOON AND THE THUNDERS.
- 9. WHAT THE STARS ARE LIKE
- 10. ORIGIN OF THE PLEIADES AND THE PINE
- 11. THE MILKY WAY
- 12. ORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIES
- 13. THE GREAT YELLOW-JACKET: ORIGIN OF FISH AND FROGS
- 14. THE DELUGE
- 1. HOW THE WORLD WAS MADE
- 2. THE FIRST FIRE
- 3. KANA′TĬ AND SELU: THE ORIGIN OF GAME AND CORN
- 4. ORIGIN OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE
- 5. THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN
- 6. HOW THEY BROUGHT BACK THE TOBACCO
- 7. THE JOURNEY TO THE SUNRISE
- 8. THE MOON AND THE THUNDERS.
- 9. WHAT THE STARS ARE LIKE
- 10. ORIGIN OF THE PLEIADES AND THE PINE
- 11. THE MILKY WAY
- 12. ORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIES
- 13. THE GREAT YELLOW-JACKET: ORIGIN OF FISH AND FROGS
- 14. THE DELUGE
- Quadruped Myths
- 15. THE FOURFOOTED TRIBES
- 16. THE RABBIT GOES DUCK HUNTING
- 17. HOW THE RABBIT STOLE THE OTTER’S COAT
- 18. WHY THE POSSUM’S TAIL IS BARE
- 19. HOW THE WILDCAT CAUGHT THE GOBBLER
- 20. HOW THE TERRAPIN BEAT THE RABBIT
- 21. THE RABBIT AND THE TAR WOLF
- 22. THE RABBIT AND THE POSSUM AFTER A WIFE
- 23. THE RABBIT DINES THE BEAR
- 24. THE RABBIT ESCAPES FROM THE WOLVES
- 25. FLINT VISITS THE RABBIT
- 26. HOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNS
- 27. WHY THE DEER’S TEETH ARE BLUNT
- 28. WHAT BECAME OF THE RABBIT
- 29. WHY THE MINK SMELLS
- 30. WHY THE MOLE LIVES UNDERGROUND
- 31. THE TERRAPIN’S ESCAPE FROM THE WOLVES
- 32. ORIGIN OF THE GROUNDHOG DANCE: THE GROUNDHOG’S HEAD
- 33. THE MIGRATION OF THE ANIMALS
- 34. THE WOLF’S REVENGE—THE WOLF AND THE DOG
- 15. THE FOURFOOTED TRIBES
- 16. THE RABBIT GOES DUCK HUNTING
- 17. HOW THE RABBIT STOLE THE OTTER’S COAT
- 18. WHY THE POSSUM’S TAIL IS BARE
- 19. HOW THE WILDCAT CAUGHT THE GOBBLER
- 20. HOW THE TERRAPIN BEAT THE RABBIT
- 21. THE RABBIT AND THE TAR WOLF
- 22. THE RABBIT AND THE POSSUM AFTER A WIFE
- 23. THE RABBIT DINES THE BEAR
- 24. THE RABBIT ESCAPES FROM THE WOLVES
- 25. FLINT VISITS THE RABBIT
- 26. HOW THE DEER GOT HIS HORNS
- 27. WHY THE DEER’S TEETH ARE BLUNT
- 28. WHAT BECAME OF THE RABBIT
- 29. WHY THE MINK SMELLS
- 30. WHY THE MOLE LIVES UNDERGROUND
- 31. THE TERRAPIN’S ESCAPE FROM THE WOLVES
- 32. ORIGIN OF THE GROUNDHOG DANCE: THE GROUNDHOG’S HEAD
- 33. THE MIGRATION OF THE ANIMALS
- 34. THE WOLF’S REVENGE—THE WOLF AND THE DOG
- Bird Myths
- 35. THE BIRD TRIBES
- 36. THE BALL GAME OF THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS
- 37. HOW THE TURKEY GOT HIS BEARD
- 38. WHY THE TURKEY GOBBLES
- 39. HOW THE KINGFISHER GOT HIS BILL
- 40. HOW THE PARTRIDGE GOT HIS WHISTLE
- 41. HOW THE REDBIRD GOT HIS COLOR
- 42. THE PHEASANT BEATING CORN; ORIGIN OF THE PHEASANT DANCE
- 43. THE RACE BETWEEN THE CRANE AND THE HUMMINGBIRD
- 44. THE OWL GETS MARRIED
- 45. THE HUHU GETS MARRIED
- 46. WHY THE BUZZARD’S HEAD IS BARE
- 47. THE EAGLE’S REVENGE
- 48. THE HUNTER AND THE BUZZARD
- 35. THE BIRD TRIBES
- 36. THE BALL GAME OF THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS
- 37. HOW THE TURKEY GOT HIS BEARD
- 38. WHY THE TURKEY GOBBLES
- 39. HOW THE KINGFISHER GOT HIS BILL
- 40. HOW THE PARTRIDGE GOT HIS WHISTLE
- 41. HOW THE REDBIRD GOT HIS COLOR
- 42. THE PHEASANT BEATING CORN; ORIGIN OF THE PHEASANT DANCE
- 43. THE RACE BETWEEN THE CRANE AND THE HUMMINGBIRD
- 44. THE OWL GETS MARRIED
- 45. THE HUHU GETS MARRIED
- 46. WHY THE BUZZARD’S HEAD IS BARE
- 47. THE EAGLE’S REVENGE
- 48. THE HUNTER AND THE BUZZARD
- Snake, Fish, and Insect Myths
- 49. THE SNAKE TRIBE
- 50. THE UKTENA AND THE ULÛÑSÛ′TĬ
- 51. ÂGĂN-UNI′TSĬ’S SEARCH FOR THE UKTENA
- 52. THE RED MAN AND THE UKTENA
- 53. THE HUNTER AND THE UKSU′HĬ
- 54. THE USTÛ′TLĬ
- 55. THE UWʼTSÛÑ′TA
- 56. THE SNAKE BOY
- 57. THE SNAKE MAN
- 58. THE RATTLESNAKE’S VENGEANCE
- 59. THE SMALLER REPTILES—FISHES AND INSECTS
- 60. WHY THE BULLFROG’S HEAD IS STRIPED
- 61. THE BULLFROG LOVER
- 62. THE KATYDID’S WARNING
- 49. THE SNAKE TRIBE
- 50. THE UKTENA AND THE ULÛÑSÛ′TĬ
- 51. ÂGĂN-UNI′TSĬ’S SEARCH FOR THE UKTENA
- 52. THE RED MAN AND THE UKTENA
- 53. THE HUNTER AND THE UKSU′HĬ
- 54. THE USTÛ′TLĬ
- 55. THE UWʼTSÛÑ′TA
- 56. THE SNAKE BOY
- 57. THE SNAKE MAN
- 58. THE RATTLESNAKE’S VENGEANCE
- 59. THE SMALLER REPTILES—FISHES AND INSECTS
- 60. WHY THE BULLFROG’S HEAD IS STRIPED
- 61. THE BULLFROG LOVER
- 62. THE KATYDID’S WARNING
- Wonder Stories
- 63. ÛÑTSAIYĬ′, THE GAMBLER
- 64. THE NEST OF THE TLĂ′NUWĂ
- 65. THE HUNTER AND THE TLĂ′NUWĂ
- 66. UʻTLÛÑ′TĂ, THE SPEAR-FINGER
- 67. NÛÑ′YUNU′WĬ, THE STONE MAN
- 68. THE HUNTER IN THE DĂKWĂ′
- 69. ATAGÂ′HĬ, THE ENCHANTED LAKE
- 70. THE BRIDE FROM THE SOUTH
- 71. THE ICE MAN
- 72. THE HUNTER AND SELU
- 73. THE UNDERGROUND PANTHERS
- 74. THE TSUNDIGE′WĬ
- 75. ORIGIN OF THE BEAR: THE BEAR SONGS
- 76. THE BEAR MAN
- 77. THE GREAT LEECH OF TLANUSI′YĬ
- 78. THE NÛÑNĔ′HĬ AND OTHER SPIRIT FOLK
- 79. THE REMOVED TOWNHOUSES
- 80. THE SPIRIT DEFENDERS OF NĬKWĂSĬ′
- 81. TSULʻKĂLÛ′, THE SLANT-EYED GIANT
- 82. KĂNA′STA, THE LOST SETTLEMENT
- 83. TSUWE′NĂHĬ: A LEGEND OF PILOT KNOB
- 84. THE MAN WHO MARRIED THE THUNDER’S SISTER
- 85. THE HAUNTED WHIRLPOOL
- 86. YAHULA
- 87. THE WATER CANNIBALS
- 63. ÛÑTSAIYĬ′, THE GAMBLER
- 64. THE NEST OF THE TLĂ′NUWĂ
- 65. THE HUNTER AND THE TLĂ′NUWĂ
- 66. UʻTLÛÑ′TĂ, THE SPEAR-FINGER
- 67. NÛÑ′YUNU′WĬ, THE STONE MAN
- 68. THE HUNTER IN THE DĂKWĂ′
- 69. ATAGÂ′HĬ, THE ENCHANTED LAKE
- 70. THE BRIDE FROM THE SOUTH
- 71. THE ICE MAN
- 72. THE HUNTER AND SELU
- 73. THE UNDERGROUND PANTHERS
- 74. THE TSUNDIGE′WĬ
- 75. ORIGIN OF THE BEAR: THE BEAR SONGS
- 76. THE BEAR MAN
- 77. THE GREAT LEECH OF TLANUSI′YĬ
- 78. THE NÛÑNĔ′HĬ AND OTHER SPIRIT FOLK
- 79. THE REMOVED TOWNHOUSES
- 80. THE SPIRIT DEFENDERS OF NĬKWĂSĬ′
- 81. TSULʻKĂLÛ′, THE SLANT-EYED GIANT
- 82. KĂNA′STA, THE LOST SETTLEMENT
- 83. TSUWE′NĂHĬ: A LEGEND OF PILOT KNOB
- 84. THE MAN WHO MARRIED THE THUNDER’S SISTER
- 85. THE HAUNTED WHIRLPOOL
- 86. YAHULA
- 87. THE WATER CANNIBALS
- Historical Traditions
- 88. FIRST CONTACT WITH WHITES
- 89. THE IROQUOIS WARS
- 90. HIADEONI, THE SENECA
- 91. THE TWO MOHAWKS
- 92. ESCAPE OF THE SENECA BOYS
- 93. THE UNSEEN HELPERS
- 94. HATCINOÑDOÑ’S ESCAPE FROM THE CHEROKEE
- 95. HEMP-CARRIER
- 96. THE SENECA PEACEMAKERS
- 97. ORIGIN OF THE YONTOÑWISAS DANCE
- 98. GAʼNA’S ADVENTURES AMONG THE CHEROKEE
- 99. THE SHAWANO WARS
- 100. THE RAID ON TĬKWĂLI′TSĬ
- 101. THE LAST SHAWANO INVASION
- 102. THE FALSE WARRIORS OF CHILHOWEE
- 103. COWEE TOWN
- 104. THE EASTERN TRIBES
- 105. THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN TRIBES
- 106. THE GIANTS FROM THE WEST
- 107. THE LOST CHEROKEE
- 108. THE MASSACRE OF THE ANI′-KUTA′NĬ
- 109. THE WAR MEDICINE
- 110. INCIDENTS OF PERSONAL HEROISM
- 111. THE MOUNDS AND THE CONSTANT FIRE: THE OLD SACRED THINGS
- 88. FIRST CONTACT WITH WHITES
- 89. THE IROQUOIS WARS
- 90. HIADEONI, THE SENECA
- 91. THE TWO MOHAWKS
- 92. ESCAPE OF THE SENECA BOYS
- 93. THE UNSEEN HELPERS
- 94. HATCINOÑDOÑ’S ESCAPE FROM THE CHEROKEE
- 95. HEMP-CARRIER
- 96. THE SENECA PEACEMAKERS
- 97. ORIGIN OF THE YONTOÑWISAS DANCE
- 98. GAʼNA’S ADVENTURES AMONG THE CHEROKEE
- 99. THE SHAWANO WARS
- 100. THE RAID ON TĬKWĂLI′TSĬ
- 101. THE LAST SHAWANO INVASION
- 102. THE FALSE WARRIORS OF CHILHOWEE
- 103. COWEE TOWN
- 104. THE EASTERN TRIBES
- 105. THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN TRIBES
- 106. THE GIANTS FROM THE WEST
- 107. THE LOST CHEROKEE
- 108. THE MASSACRE OF THE ANI′-KUTA′NĬ
- 109. THE WAR MEDICINE
- 110. INCIDENTS OF PERSONAL HEROISM
- 111. THE MOUNDS AND THE CONSTANT FIRE: THE OLD SACRED THINGS
- Miscellaneous Myths and Legends
- 112. THE IGNORANT HOUSEKEEPER
- 113. THE MAN IN THE STUMP
- 114. TWO LAZY HUNTERS
- 115. THE TWO OLD MEN
- 116. THE STAR FEATHERS
- 117. THE MOTHER BEAR’S SONG
- 118. BABY SONG, TO PLEASE THE CHILDREN
- 119. WHEN BABIES ARE BORN: THE WREN AND THE CRICKET
- 120. THE RAVEN MOCKER
- 121. HERBERT’S SPRING
- 122. LOCAL LEGENDS OF NORTH CAROLINA
- 123. LOCAL LEGENDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- 124. LOCAL LEGENDS OF TENNESSEE
- 125. LOCAL LEGENDS OF GEORGIA
- 126. PLANT LORE
- 112. THE IGNORANT HOUSEKEEPER
- 113. THE MAN IN THE STUMP
- 114. TWO LAZY HUNTERS
- 115. THE TWO OLD MEN
- 116. THE STAR FEATHERS
- 117. THE MOTHER BEAR’S SONG
- 118. BABY SONG, TO PLEASE THE CHILDREN
- 119. WHEN BABIES ARE BORN: THE WREN AND THE CRICKET
- 120. THE RAVEN MOCKER
- 121. HERBERT’S SPRING
- 122. LOCAL LEGENDS OF NORTH CAROLINA
- 123. LOCAL LEGENDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- 124. LOCAL LEGENDS OF TENNESSEE
- 125. LOCAL LEGENDS OF GEORGIA
- 126. PLANT LORE
- Cosmogonic Myths
- NOTES AND PARALLELS TO MYTHS
- GLOSSARY OF CHEROKEE WORDS
- INDEX TO PART 1
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- Colophon
- Availability
- Encoding
- Revision History
- External References
- Corrections
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