Native American Legends (C)

Many a legend has been written by the Elders. Here are over 1400 of their stories and teachings, split over eight pages. I have 100's more Native American Legends to add, so please come back and revisit. Thank you and enjoy reading.

Caddo Legends

• Buffalo Woman, A Story Of Magic
• Coyote And The Origin Of Death
• Coyote The Hungry
• Sacred Medicine Water
• The Twin Brothers
• The Voice, The Flood, And The Turtle
• Why Coyote Stopped Imitating His Friends

Cahuilla Legends

• Climbing The Mountain

Caraja Legends

• Tahina-Ca

Chelan Legends

• Creation Of The First Indians

Cherokee Legends

• A New Bow For Tani
• A New Legend For The People
• Agan-uni'tsi's Quest For The Ulunsuti
• Agan-uni'tsi's Search For The Uktena
• Anisga ya Tsunsdi "Little Men"
• Ani'tsutsä - The Boys
• Ataga'hi, The Enchanted Lake
• Battle Between Two Worlds
• Bear Legend
• Bigfoot Bird
• Cherokee Creation Story version 1
• Cherokee Creation Story version 2
• Cherokee Medicine Man
• Cherokee Prophecies
• Cherokee Women
• Earth Making
• Flint Visits The Rabbit
• Grandmother Spider Steals The Sun
• Hero With The Horned Snakes
• How The Deer Got His Horns
• How The Honey Bee Got Their Stinger
• How The Kingfisher Got His Bill
• How The Milky Way Came To Be
• How The Partridge Got His Whistle
• How The Rabbit Stole The Otter's Coat
• How The Red Bird Got His Color
• How The Terrapin Beat The Rabbit
• How The Turkey Got His Beard
• How The Wildcat Caught The Gobbler
• How The World Was Made
• How They Brought Back The Tobacco
• Hummingbird Brings Back Tobacco
• Kana'sta, The Lost Settlement
• Legend Of The Tlanuhwa And The Uhktena
• Legend Of The Cherokee Rose
• Little People Of The Cherokee
• Marriage Of The North And The South
• Nun'yunu'wi, The Stone Man
• Origin Of Disease And Medicine
• Origin Of Fish And Frogs
• Origin Of The Groundhog Dance
• Origin Of The Pheasant Dance
• Origin Of The Pleiades And The Pine
• Stealing The Sun
• Strawberry Legend
• The Ball Game Between The Birds And The Animals
• The Bear Legend
• The Bear Man
• The Beginning Of Time
• The Bird Tribes
• The Bride From The South
• The Bullfrog Lover
• The Daughter Of The Sun (aka Sun And Her Daughter)
• The Deluge
• The Eagle's Revenge
• The First Fire
• The Four-Footed Tribes
• The Great Leech Of Tlanusi'yi
• The Haunted Whirlpool
• The Huhu Gets Married
• The Hunter And Selu
• The Hunter And The Buzzard
• The Hunter And The Dakwa
• The Hunter And The Tla'nuwä
• The Hunter And The Uksu'hi
• The Ice Man
• The Ignorant Housekeeper
• The Journey To The Sunrise
• The Katydid's Warning
• The Legend Of Pilot Knob
• The Legend Of Sequoyah
• The Legend Of The Cedar Tree
• The Legend Of The First Woman
• The Little Boy And The Rattlesnake
• The Little Deer, Awi Usdi
• The Man In The Stump
• The Man Who Married The Thunder's Sister
• The Migration Of The Animals
• The Milky Way
• The Moon And The Thunders
• The Mother Bear's Song
• The Nest Of The Tla'nuwä
• The Nunne'hi And Other Spirit Folk
• The Origin Of Game And Of Corn
• The Origin Of Medicine
• The Origin Of Strawberries
• The Owl Gets Married
• The Pheasant Beating Corn
• The Rabbit And The Tar Wolf
• The Rabbit Dines The Bear
• The Rabbit Escapes From The Wolves
• The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting
• The Race Between The Crane And The Hummingbird
• The Raven Mocker
• The Red Man And The Uktena
• The Removed Townhouses
• The Return Of Ice Man
• The Sacred Pipe Of The T'salagi
• The Slant-Eyed Giant
• The Snake Boy
• The Snake Man
• The Snake Tribe
• The Spirit Defenders Of Nikwasi'
• The Spirit Of Little Deer
• The Star Feathers
• The Terrapin's Escape From The Wolves
• The Trail Of Tears
• The Tsundige'wi
• The Two Mohawks
• The Two Old Men
• The Uktena And The Ulûñsû'tï
• The Underground Panthers
• The Ustu'tli
• The Uw`tsun'ta
• The Water Cannibals
• The Wolf And The Dog
• The Wolf's Revenge
• Two Dogs
• Two Lazy Hunters
• Two Wolves (aka Grandfather Tells aka The Wolves Within)
• Untsaiyi', The Gambler
• U`tlun'ta, The Spear-finger
• What Became Of The Rabbit
• What The Stars Are Like
• Why Rabbit Has A Short Tail
• Why The Bullfrog's Head Is Striped
• Why The Buzzard's Head Is Bare
• Why The Deer's Teeth Are Blunt
• Why The Mink Smells
• Why The Mole Lives Underground
• Why The Opossum's Tail is Bare
• Why The Owl Has A Spotted Coat
• Why The Trees Lose Their Leaves
• Why The Turkey Gobbles
• Yahula

Cheyenne Legends

• Arrow Boy
• Case Of The Severed Head
• Coyote Dances With A Star
• Eagle War Feathers
• Falling Star
• How The Buffalo Hunt Began
• Mouse Road The Great Warrior
• Origin Of The Buffalo
• Race With The Buffalo
• Sun Teaches Veeho A Lesson
• The Eye Juggler
• The Girl Who Married A Dog
• The Old Woman Of The Spring
• The Quill-Work Girl And Her Seven Brothers
• The Rolling Head
• The Sharpened Leg
• Yellowstone Valley And The Great Flood

Chickasaw Legends

• Ababinili And The Humans
• Ghost Of The White Deer
• Story Of The Bird Clan
• Story Of The Raccoon Clan
• Story Of The Red Fox Clan
• Story Of The Wildcat Clan
• The Big White Dog And The Sacred Pole

Chilcotin Legends

• The Stretching Tree
• The White Cat

Chinook Legends

• Blue Jay Finds A Wife
• Chinook Creation Story
• Coyote Builds Willamette Fails And The Magic Fish Trap
• Ioi And The Ghost Husband

Chippewa Legends

• A Coyote Story
• Child Of The Evening Star And Birth Of The Little People
• Coyote And The Another One
• Forsaken Brother
• Great Serpent And The Great Flood
• How Dogs Came to The Indians
• The Father Of Indian Corn
• The Legend Of The Big Bird
• The Legend Of The Dreamcatcher
• The Spring Beauty
• Why Buffalo Has A Hump
• Why Porcupine Has Quills

Choctaw Legends

• Bishinik, The Little Chahta News Bird
• Brothers Who Followed The Sun
• Choctaw Corn Legend
• Eclipse Of The Sun Blamed On Black Squirrel
• Grandmother Spider Steals The Fire
• How Poison Came Into The World
• The Alligator And The Hunter
• The Journey
• The Little People
• The Milky Way
• The Possum And The Raccoon
• The Red Bird
• The Story Of Tanchi
• The Tale Of The Wind Horse
• The Tower Of Babel
• The Trail Of Tears
• When Parents Ask Children To Be Noisy
• Where Do Ants Come From
• Why The Flowers Grow
• Why The Owls Stare
• Why The Possom Has A Large Mouth

Chumash Legends

• The Boys Who Turned To Geese
• The Sparks Of The Sun
• The Three Worlds
• Thunder And Lightening
• Thunder Makes Zaca Lake

Cochiti Legends

• A Boy Of White House Marries A Girl Of The Village Of The Stone Lions
• A Contest For Wives
• Antelope Hunting
• Arrow Boy, Child Of The Witch Man
• Arrow Boy Recovers His Wife
• Arrow Boy Triumphs Over His Mockers
• Arrow Boy's Son
• Arrow Youth (version 1)
• Arrow Youth (version 2)
• Bat Boy
• Betting Eyes
• Bird And Toad Play Hide And Seek
• Bloody Hand-Print Katcina
• Buffalo Hunting Of The Plains
• Bungling Host
• Cactus Lover
• Coyote Spills The Stars
• Salt Woman Is Refused Food

Coeur d'Alene Legends

• Dog Goes For Fire (My personal favorite story)

Comanche Legends

• Comanche Creation Myth
• How The Buffalo Were Released On Earth (also an Apache legend)
• The Legend Of Manitous Springs
• The Release Of The Wild Animals

Costanoan (Ohlone) Legends

• Coyote
• Coyote And His Children
• Coyote And His Wife
• Coyote And The Hummingbird
• Coyote With A Thorn In His Eye

Cowichan Legends

• A Great Flood
• Who Was Given The Fire

Cowlitz Legends

• Why There Are No Snakes On Takhoma

Cree Legends

• Achaanwaapush
• Frog And Rabbit
• Mudjikiwis
• The Jealous Father
• The Legend of The White Horse Plain
• Warriors Of The Rainbow

Creek Legends

• Bead-Spitter And Thrown-Away
• Big Man-Eater And The Persimmon Tree
• How Rabbit Fooled Alligator
• The Cussitaws Come East
• White Potato Clan

Crow Legends

• Lodge Boy And Thrown Away
• Old Man At The Beginning
• Old Man Coyote Makes The World
• The Origin Of Tobacco

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Other Native American Legends

• Native American Legends: Abenaki - Blackfoot
• Native American Legends: Caddo - Crow
• Native American Legends: Eskimo - Hupa
• Native American Legends: Inca - Lumbee
• Native American Legends: Maidu - Ottawa
• Native American Legends: Paiute - Squamish
• Native American Legends: Tewa - Ute
• Native American Legends: Wabanaki - Zuni