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A description of Inuit culture accompanies a collection of eighteen Inuit folktales from an ancient oral tradition in which animals could take human form and in which magic usually had a part.

Describes how the creation of the world was begun by a woman who fell down to earth from the sky country, and how it was finished by her two sons Sapling and Flint.

English translations of North and South American Indian spells, prayers, and songs traditionally used in rituals associated with birth, puberty, love, travel, sickness, weather, farming, hunting, and death.

An English translation of the Aztec version of the birth of Jesus Christ told in 1583.

A collection of traditional tales originally told in the Hopi pueblos of Arizona, featuring animal characters.

Coyote is featured in each of these Aztec interpretations of Aesop's fables.

An overview of Indian music and dance which includes a discussion of their instruments, the structure of their music, and the uses of music in Indian life.

A tale shared by the different native peoples of California tells how Coyote and other animals created the world and the people who came to live in it.

A collection of Native American night poems, sleep charms, and other special night songs intended to soothe, heal, bring dreams, or make sleep irresistible.

Describes the background of the myths of the Indian cultures of the North American continent, some of which have the same themes as myths of other world cultures.

Relates how an Indian warrior, his wife, and son became the first eagles on the earth.

Native testimony and native texts explore the Native American environmental wisdom contained in traditional parables and proverbs.

Discusses the mythology from Indians of various regions of South America, describing origins, comparing the similar tales, and presenting some of the myths themselves.

A collection of twenty-two traditional tales from the Mayas, including "How Christ Was Chased" and "The Corn in the Rock."

The first panoramic anthology of Hispano-American folk narratives, this core collection gathers one hundred tales arranged in the form of a "velorio, " or wake. The tales are preceded by a selection of early Colonial legends foreshadowing the themes of Latino folklore, followed b...