Presents nine Native American legends which provide insight into how North America was seen by its first inhabitants.
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ISBN: 0329149504
ISBN: 0887763731 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0887763022 (lib. bdg.)
Physical Description:32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.print
Publisher:Montreal ; Plattsburgh, NY : Tundra Books, c1993.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: The birth of Niagara Falls / Algonquin -- Why butterflies cannot sing / Tohono O'odhan -- How Eagle Man created the islands of the Pacific Coast / Bella Coola -- How Snowmaker was taught a lesson / Micmac -- How horses came into the world / Blackfoot -- Why the dog is our best friend / Oneida -- The first tornado / Kiowa -- Why rabbits and owls look the way they do / Mohawk -- How the world will end / Cheyenne -- The tribes.