The Dawn of the World, by C. Hart Merriam, [1910], at sacred-texts.com
The Dawn of the World, by C. Hart Merriam, [1910], at sacred-texts.com
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Note | |
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PART I: ANCIENT MYTHS |
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How Wit'-tab-bah the Robin got his Red Breast | |
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How Ah-hā'-le stole the Sun for the Valley People | |
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How Ah-hā'-le stole the Morning | |
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How Tol'-le-loo stole the Fire for the Mountain People | |
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Why the Lizard Man did not restore Dead People to Life | |
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The Coyote and the Lizard | |
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How the People got Five Fingers; How they obtained Fire; and How they broke up into Tribes | |
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The Birth of Wek'-wek and the Creation of Man | |
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Ke'-lok and his Han-na'-boo | |
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The Creation of Man | |
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How they got the Fire | |
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How Kah'-kool the Raven became a Great Hunter | |
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How Kah'-kah-loo the Ravens became People | |
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The Bear and the Fawns, as told by the Northern Mewuk | |
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The Bear and the Fawns, as told by the Tuolumne Mewuk | |
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How the Children of He-le'-jah became People | |
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The Greed of His'-sik the Skunk | |
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Nek'-na-ka'-tah the Rock Maiden | |
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The jealousy of Wek'-wek and the Death of Lo'-wut | |
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The Defeat of O-la'-nah | |
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How Sah'-te set the World on Fire | |
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How Cha'-ka shot out the Sun | |
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How Wek'-wek was saved from the Flood | |
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Why the Bodega Bay Indians can not stand Cold | |
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Hoi-ah'-ko Tales of the Southern Mewuk | |
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Oo-wel'-lin the Rock Giant | |
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Tim-me-la'-le the Thunder | |
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Wek'-wek's Search for his Father | |
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Wek'-wek's Search for his Sister | |
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Wek'-wek's Visit to the Underworld People | |
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Tah'-low the Thunder and Tah'-kip the Lightning | |
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He'-koo-lās the Sun-woman | |
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How O'-ye discovered his Wife | |
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PART 2: PRESENT DAY MYTHS |
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Beliefs concerning Animals | |
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How Bears resemble People and like to Dance |
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How He-le'-jah the Cougar hunts Deer |
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How Too-le'-ze the Timber-wolf hunts Deer |
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The Stump and the Lost Dog |
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The First Teeth go to Soo-wah-tah the Gopher |
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O-lel'-le' the Mysterious Bird of Cold Springs |
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Soo-koo'-me the Great Horned Owl |
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The Meadowlark, a Gossip and Maker of Trouble |
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Ki'-kil-ah the Mountain Bluejay |
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Where Ducks and Geese go to Breed |
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Po'-ko-moo the Poison Spider |
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Where Koo'-tah the Money-clam came from |
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Beliefs concerning Ghosts and the Sign of Death | |
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Ghosts follow the Pathway of the Wind |
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Three Birds scream to frighten the Ghosts |
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Ghosts may come back in Soo-koo'-me the Owl |
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A Hole in the Nose saves turning into a Fish |
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What good and bad Ghosts turn into |
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Ghosts hide in Stumps and Whirlwinds |
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Ghosts search for a Big Animal in the Ocean |
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Wah-tib'-sah the Sign of Death |
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Beliefs concerning Natural Phenomena | |
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Thunder |
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The Rainbow |
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The Earthquake |
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Noise |
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The Echo |
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How the World Grew and Beliefs concerning Witches, Pigmies, Giants and other Fabulous Beings | |
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How Witches kill People |
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Pigmies and Water People |
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The Devil of San Rafael |
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Ho-ha'-pe the River Mermaid |
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The Rock Giants |
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Scientific Names of the Animals | |
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Scientific Names of the Trees and other Plants | |
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Bibliography of California Mythology | |
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Index |
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