author: erminnie a smith

The Legends of Native Americans

... Giantess In bygone times it was customary for a hunter's wife to accompany her husband when he sought the chase. A dutiful wife on these occasions would carry home the game killed by the hunter and dress and cook it for him. There was ...

The Mythology of Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Siouan and Zuñi

... and she would marry the winner. The Hummingbird was so swift—almost like a flash of lightning—and the Crane so slow ... daughter was always warning the girl that she must be sure to get a good hunter for a husband when she married. The ...

Native American Mythology: Myths & Legends of Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Siouan and Zuñi

... Raven. Mocker. Table of Contents Of all the Cherokee wizards or witches the most dreaded is the Raven Mocker (KĂą'lanĂ» Ahyeli'skÄ­), the one that robs the dying man of life. They are of either sex and there is no sure way to know one ...

Native American Mythology: Myths & Legends of Cherokee, Iroquois, Navajo, Siouan and Zuñi

... Giantess In bygone times it was customary for a hunter's wife to accompany her husband when he sought the chase. A dutiful wife on these occasions would carry home the game killed by the hunter and dress and cook it for him. There was ...

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