95 A Song of the March Sioux 96 Song of the Prairie Breeze Kiowa 97 Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies Mandan 98 Legend…
- Date of account
- Published 1913
- Source
- Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
- Reference
- Myths and Legends of the Great Plains · selected passage 3
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English retellings of multiple Indigenous North American traditions
- Translation
- Compiled by Katharine Berry Judson from identified sources
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
95 A Song of the March Sioux 96 Song of the Prairie Breeze Kiowa 97 Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies Mandan 98 Legend of the Corn Arikara 101 Tradition of the Finding of Horses Ponca 105 Dakota Beliefs and Customs Dakota 108 Why the Tetons Bury on Scaffolds Teton 110 The Ghost's Resentment Dakota 111 The Forked Roads Omaha 116…
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Source passage
Source text · mention only_ 95 A Song of the March _Sioux_ 96 Song of the Prairie Breeze _Kiowa_ 97 Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies _Mandan_ 98 Legend of the Corn _Arikara_ 101 Tradition of the Finding of Horses _Ponca_ 105 Dakota Beliefs and Customs _Dakota_ 108 Why the Tetons Bury on Scaffolds _Teton_ 110 The Ghost's Resentment _Dakota_ 111 The Forked Roads _Omaha_ 116 Tattooed Ghosts _Dakota_ 117 A Ghost Story _Ponca_ 118 The Ghost and the Traveler _Teton_ 119 The Man who Shot a Ghost _Teton_ 120 The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost _Teton_ 122 The Wakanda, or Water God _Yankton_ 126 The Spirit Land _Arapahoe_ 129 Waziya, the Weather Spirit _Teton_ 131 Kansas Blizzards _Kansa_ 132 Ikto and the Snowstorm _Teton_ 133 The Southern Bride _Cherokee_ 135 The Fallen Star _Dakota_ 136 Quarrel of Sun and Moon _Omaha_ 147 Why the Possum Plays Dead _Cherokee_ 148 Bog Myth _Dakota_ 150 Coyote and Snake _Omaha_ 151 Why the Wolves Help in War _Dakota_ 153 How Rabbit Escaped from the Wolves _Cherokee_ 155 How Rabbit Lost His Fat _Omaha_ 157 How Flint Visited Rabbit _Cherokee_ 158 How Rabbit Caught the Sun in a Trap _Omaha_ 161 How Rabbit Killed the Giant _Omaha_ 163 How Deer Got His Horns _Cherokee_ 167 Why the Deer has Blunt Teeth _Cherokee_ 169 Legend of the Head of Gold _
Historical context
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Modern context
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