Handbook of Native American mythology

1 Introduction, 1 Functions of Myth, 2 Types of Myth, 3 Geography and Climate of North America, 4 The First Native Americans, 6 Major Culture Areas of Native America, 8 Arctic, 8 Subarctic, 10 Northwest Coast, 12 California, 13 Great Basin, 15 Plateau, 16 The Plains, 18 Southwest, 21 Southeast, 22 Northeast, 24 Emerging Patterns, 26 Sources of Native American Mythology, 26 The Importance of Native American Mythology, 29 Notes, 31 2 Time, 33 Linear Time, 33 Cyclical Aspects of Time, 34 Sacred Space, 36 A Mythological Chronology, 37 Mythic Time, 38 In the Time of Transformers and Animal People, 40 Myths and Historical Time, 41 v 3 Deities, Themes, and Concepts, 43 Adlivun, 43 Afterlife, 43 Alarana and Her Brother, 46 Angakok, 47 Ani Hyuntikwalaski, 49 Aurora Borealis, 50 Bean Woman, 51 Bear, 52 Blind Boy, 54 Blood Clot, 55 Bluejay, 56 Buffalo Wife, 58 Butterfly, 60 Cannibal Dwarfs, 63 Cannibal Woman, 65 Cannibalism, 67 Corn, 70 Coyote, 76 Culture Hero(es), 83 Deer Hunter and White Corn Maiden, 87 Dog Husband, 88 Earth Diver, 89 Earth Mother, 91 Emergence, 92 First Creator and Lone Man, 95 Flood(s), 97 Fox, 99 Gamblers and Gambling, 101 Ghosts, 104 The Girl Who Married a Bear, 107 Glooskap, 108 Great Bear Constellation, 110 Hot Wind and Cold Wind, 112 How Bluebird Got Its Color, 113 Kanati and Selu, 114 Kivioq, 118 Kokopelli, 119 Kumokums, 123 Land Otters, 124 vi Contents Loon Woman, 125 Manabozho, 127 The Mice’s Sun Dance, 133 Mountain Lion, 133 Mouse Woman, 134 Nalusa Falaya and Kashehotapolo, 135 Naughty Grandchildren, 136 Nihansan, 137 Old Man, 138 Otters and Coyote, 142 Owl, 143 People Brought in a Basket, 146 Potlatch, Origin of, 148 Prairie Dog, 149 Qumu?uc, 150 Rabbit, 150 Raccoon, 154 Rainbow(s), 155 Raven, 156 Roadrunner, 160 Salmon, 161 Salt Woman, 164 Sapiya, 167 Seasons, Origin of, 168 Sedna, 170 Shaman, 171 Skeleton House, 173 Skinkuts, 175 Spider, 177 Spider Woman, 181 Stars and Constellations, 182 Strong Man Who Holds Up the Earth, 186 Sweet Medicine, 189 Tcaawunkl, 191 Thunderbirds, 193 Thunderers, 197 Tirawa, 199 Tobacco, 201 Transformation, Human-Animal, 203 Transformer, 208 Contents vii Trickster, 210 Turtle, 212 Tutokanula, Legend of, 215 Whirlwind Woman, 216 White Buffalo Woman, 217 Why Stories, 220 Wind, 222 Windigo, 223 Wisaka, 224 Woman Who Fell from the Sky, 225 Woodworm, 227 4 Annotated Print and Nonprint Resources, 229 Books and Articles, 229 Nonprint Resources, 243 DVDs, 243 Videos, 245 Websites, 252 5 Reference List, 257 6 Glossary, 271