Native American Legends (V - Z)

Wabanaki Legends

• Badger And The Green Giant
• Mooin, The Bear's Child
• The Changing Of Mikcheech

Walpi Legends

• The Migration Of The Water People

Wampanoag Legends

• Moshup The Giant

Wasco Legends

• A Legend Of Multnomah Falls
• Coyote And Multnomah Falls
• Coyote Places The Stars
• The Elk Spirit Of Lost Lake

Wichita Legends

• The Skin Shifting Old Woman

Winnebago (Hotcâk) Legends

• A Man And His Three Dogs
• A Man's Revenge
• A Raccoon Tricks Four Blind Men
• A Snake Song Origin Myth
• A Wife For Knowledge
• Bear Spirits
• Big Eagle Cave Mystery
• Bird Origin Myth
• Black And White Moons
• Bear Clan Origin Myth
• Great Walker's Medicine
• Little Brother Snares The Sun
• Skunk Origin Myth
• The Baldness Of The Buzzard
• The Boy Who Was Blessed By A Mountain Lion
• The Lost Child
• The Orphan Who Was Blessed With A Horse
• The Shawnee Prophet - What He Told The Hotcâgara
• The Spider's Eye
• The Woman Who Fought The Bear

Wintu Legends

• A Rattlesnake Kills The Chief's Daughter
• About Rope
• Amamet
• Bat And His Wives
• Rolling Head

Wyandot (Huron) Legends

• Big Turtle
• Huron Creation Myth
• Why The Leaves Have Many Colors In Autumn

Yakima Legends

• Chinook Wind
• Coyote And Crow
• Creation Of The Yakima World
• Legend Of The Lost Salmon
• Tsi - Laan (Deep Water)

Yinnuwok Legends

• Coyote Creates The Earth
• Ghost Stallion
• Why The Mouse Is So Silky

Yokut Legends

• California Creation Lore
• Coyote, The Hawk, And The Condor
• Coyote's Adventures And The Prairie Falcon's Blindness
• Mikit
• Origin Of The Sierra Nevadas And Coast Range
• The Bald Eagle And The Prairie Falcon
• The Beginning Of The World [Gashowu Yokut]
• The Beginning Of The World [Truhohi Yokut]
• The Beginning Of The World [Wükchamni Yokut]
• The Beginning Of The World [Yauelmani Yokut]
• The Eagle And The Condor
• The Eagle's Son
• The Man And The Owls
• The Origin Of Death [Gashowu Yokut]
• The Origin Of Death [Truhohi Yokut]
• The Origin Of Death [Yauelmani Yokut]
• The Origin Of Fire
• The Owl Doctor
• The Owners Of The Sun
• The Pleiades
• The Prairie Falcon Fights
• The Prairie Falcon Loses [Yaudanchi Yokut]
• The Prairie Falcon Loses [Yauelmani Yokut]
• The Prairie Falcon's Wife
• The Lizard-Hand
• The Race Of The Antelope And Deer
• The Theft Of Fire
• The Thunder Twins
• The Visit To The Dead [Tachi Yokut]
• The Visit To The Dead [Yaudanchi Yokut]
• The Wolf And The Crane
• Thunder And Whirlwind
• War Of The Foothill And Plains People

Yuchi Legends

• In The Beginning

Yurok Legends

• The Foxes And The Sun

Zuni Legends

• A Zuni Legend Of Spider Tower
• Átahsaia, The Cannibal Demon
• Coyote And Eagle Steal The Sun And Moon
• Coyote Steals The Sun And Moon
• Eagle Boy
• How Ahaiyutaa And Matsailema Stole The Thunderstone And The Lightning-Shaft
• How The Corn-Pests Were Ensnared
• How The Coyote Danced With The Blackbirds
• How The Coyote Joined The Dance Of The Burrowing-Owls
• How The Duck Hearing Agreed To Guide K'yäk'lu
• How The Gods Of The Kâ'kâ Counseled The Duck
• How The Gopher Raced With The Runners Of K'iákime
• How The Kâ'yemäshi Bore K'yäk'lu To The Council Of The Gods
• How The Rainbow Worm Bore K'yäk'lu To The Plain Of Kâ''hluëlane
• How The Rattlesnakes Came To Be What They Are
• How The Summer Birds Came
• How The Turtle Out Hunting Duped The Coyote
• How The Twins Of War And Chance, Áhaiyúta And Mátsailéma, Fared With The Unborn-Made Men Of The Underworld
• Jack-Rabbit And Cottontail
• Origin Of The Raven And The Macaw
• Teaching The Mudheads How To Copulate
• The Beginning Of Newness - Version 1
• The Beginning Of Newness - Version 2
• The Corn Maidens
• The Coyote And The Beetle
• The Coyote And The Locust
• The Foster Child Of The Deer
• The Guiding Duck And The Lake Of Death
• The Maiden Of The Yellow Rocks
• The Men Of The Early Times
• The Origin Of Death By Dying
• The Origin Of The Society Of Rattlesnakes
• The Origins Of The Totems And Of Names
• The Poor Turkey Girl
• The Search For The Corn Maidens
• The Search For The Middle And The Hardening Of The World
• The Serpent Of The Sea
• The Sky Has Fallen
• The Ugly Wild Boy Who Drove The Bear Away From South-Eastern Mesa
• The Warrior Suitor Of Moki
• The Youth And His Eagle
• Who Is The Strongest

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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