Native American Legends
Cherokee Medicine Man
A Cherokee Legend
In the old days the Cherokee Medicine Man would travel to the rock
caves to meet with the Little People and share in their secrets.
The medicine men would stay in the mountains for seven days and
nights telling stories around the campfire. On the fist night they
would tell the story of the bear and sing the songs the bear had
taught the Cherokee. The songs were for good hunting. On the second
night, they would dance the Green Corn Dance for good crops, singing
and dancing all night long. On the third night a song was sung to
invoke the deer spirit to be kind to the Cherokee hunters. The fourth,
fifth and sixth nights were spent on more storytelling, dancing
and singing. Each medicine man told about sacred formula that the
Little People has entrusted to him.
On the seventh night, at the darkest hour, as the drums beat louder
and louder, the Little People or Yundi Tsundi danced into the circle.
They danced and chanted sacred songs. Then the Little People told
the medicine men to return the secrets that had been shared with
them that year. One by one the medicine men placed the secret formulas
in the hands of the Little People. The medicine men left the cave
and returned to their people. They would return again and again
to receive and return the spirit gifts of the Little People.
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