http://www.lostinusa.net Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:43:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Central Eskimo: Arctic coasts Tsimshian: North Pacific coast Thompson: southern British Columbia Maidu: Northeast California Pima, Pueblo, Zuni: Southwest United States Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Dakota, Pawnee, Sioux: Great Plains Cherokee, Choctaw, Shawnee: Southeast United States Other tribes in the Americas represented by legends inhabited the vast woodland area, principally east of the Mississippi. Besides the Mi'qmak [Micmac], ... http://www.lostinusa.net/2008/04/02/nations-and-tribes-of-the-americas/ In the creation myths, though a number of variants occur, many of them tell that the world was formed of mud brought to the surface by diving animals or birds, the duck, loon, otter, muskrat, and turtle, usually being among the wild creatures sent down by various transformers. Bible ... http://www.lostinusa.net/2008/04/02/myth-creation/ European motifs such as "Pandora's Box" and others were hit upon by Indian storytellers long before European tales reached the New World. After the arrival of the white man, more than fifty European legends, folk tales, and fairy tales were added to the Indian repertoire of legends; some were ... http://www.lostinusa.net/2008/04/02/european-motifs-pandoras-box/ Most tribal myths and legends can be divided into specific categories, such as sacred and creation myths, historical legends, traditions, and local legends. In these folk tales of so long ago, legends, myths, traditions, and folk tales have often merged and become almost inseparable. There is little use in ... http://www.lostinusa.net/2008/04/02/motifs-in-american-indian-mythology/ The way of life of the many Indian nations was well illustrated by their legends and folk tales, which often reveal the habitat, habits, and principal occupations of the tribes which told them. They also reveal some of the inner workings of the Indian mind, their beliefs, hopes, fears, ... http://www.lostinusa.net/2008/04/02/american-indian-legends/