How we saw the world : nine Native stories of the way things began /

Taylor, C. J. 1952-

How we saw the world : nine Native stories of the way things began / C.J. Taylor. - Toronto, Ontario ; Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books, c1993. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Birth of Niagara Falls / Algonquin -- Why butterflies cannot sing / Tohono O'odhan -- How Eagle Man created the islands of the Pacific Coast / Bella Coola -- How Snowmaker was taught a lesson / Micmac -- How horses came into the world / Blackfoot -- Why the dog is our best friend / Oneida -- First tornado / Kiowa -- Why rabbits and owls look the way they do / Mohawk -- How the world will end / Cheyenne.

Nine legends which give us insight into how North America was seen by its first inhabitants.

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Creation--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
Indian mythology--United States--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Folklore--Juvenile literature.
Legends--North America--Juvenile literature.
Legends--United States--Juvenile literature.
Nature--Folklore--Juvenile literature.


Folklore.

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