Native American Legends (C)
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Many a legend has been written by the Elders. Here are over 1400 of their stories and teachings, split over eight sections.
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| Caddo | Cahuilla | Caraja | Chelan |
| Cherokee | Cheyenne | Chickasaw | Chilcotin |
| Chinook | Chippewa | Choctaw | Chumash |
| Cochiti | Coeur d'Alene | Colville | Comanche |
| Costanoan (Ohlone) | Cowichan | Cowlitz | Cree |
| Creek | Crow |
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
Caraja Legends
Chelan Legends
Cherokee Legends
English to Cherokee Dictionary
- 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
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
- 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)
Colville Legends
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
Cowlitz Legends
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
