Historical Primary Sources

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  Falling Star

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  Falling Star is a Cheyenne tale of the great hero Hotoketana'ohtse ("Falling Star") who came from the heavens to stand up for those who could not …

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  The Origin of Medicine

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  The Origin of Medicine is a Cherokee story on the theme of balance and respect told from the point of view of the animals and plant life. When the …

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  The Sioux who Married the Crow Chief's Daughter

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  The Sioux who Married the Crow Chief's Daughter is a legend of the Lakota Sioux about Chief Big Eagle who left his people to marry a woman of the …

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  Mondamin

  worldhistory.org - Joshua J. Mark

  Mondamin (also given as Mon-Daw-Min, The Gift of Corn, and The Origin of Corn) is a tale from the Ojibwe Nation on how the people received corn from the …

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  The Man Who Wrestled with a Ghost

  worldhistory.org - Joshua J. Mark

  The Man Who Wrestled with a Ghost (also given as The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost) is a Teton Sioux tale on how one should interact with the …

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  The Ghost Wife

  worldhistory.org - Joshua J. Mark

  The Ghost Wife is a Pawnee story dealing with loss, grief, the inability to let go of the past, and the danger of dealing with ghosts. It reflects …