Hopi Coyote Tales

Author : Ekkehart Malotki
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803281234

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Hopi Coyote Tales by Ekkehart Malotki Pdf

This volume brings together twenty-one traditional tales recently retold by Hopi narrators. Complete with English translations and original Hopi transcriptions on facing pages and a bilingual glossary. Hopi Coyote Tales is important to an understanding of the Hopi language and folklore. To nomadic hunters such as the Navajo, who competed with him on the open range, Coyote was by turns a formidable trickster, a demonic witchperson, and a god. As sedentary planters, the Hopis tended to reduce Coyote to the level of a laughable fool. In these tales Coyote is a friendly bumbler whose mistakes teach listeners what tricks to avoid. Time after time he is hurt or killed for failing to understand a situation correctly. The collection is as amusing as animal fables should be, as simply told, and as instructive. Published as a companion volume to Father Berard Haile's Navajo Coyote Tales, Hopi Coyote Tales is a valuable contribution to cross-cultural studies.

Author : Ekkehart Malotki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Coyote (Legendary character)
ISBN : WISC:89014000541

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Gullible coyote by Ekkehart Malotki Pdf

Author : Evelyn Dahl Reed
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Coyote (Legendary character)
ISBN : 0865340943

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Coyote Tales from the Indian Pueblos by Evelyn Dahl Reed Pdf

One of the most constant symbols of North American Indian mythology is coyote, a figure that has not only persisted but successfully crossed cultural barriers. Coyote survives both as an animal and a myth in literature and art. These stories illustrate the many roles and adventures of coyote. The Western Writers of America selected this book as a Spur Award winner for cover art. Readers will also want to read “Kachina Tales,” also published by Sunstone press.

Author : Michael Lomatuway'ma,Lorena Lomatuway'ma,Sidney Namingha,Ekkehart Malotki
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803282710

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Hopi Animal Stories by Michael Lomatuway'ma,Lorena Lomatuway'ma,Sidney Namingha,Ekkehart Malotki Pdf

Thirty Hopi tales about Coyote the Trickster, Medicine Man badger, and the Chipmunk Girls reflect Hopi attitudes towards such issues as courtship, friendship, courage, healing, and the treatment of children.

Author : Berard Haile
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803272227

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Navajo Coyote Tales by Berard Haile Pdf

Coyote is easily the most popular character in the stories of Indian tribes from Canada to Mexico. This volume contains seventeen coyote tales collected and translated by Father Berard Haile, O.F.M., more than half a century ago. The original Navajo transcriptions are included, along with notes. The tales show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. He is the paradoxical hero and scamp whose adventures inspire laughter or awe, depending upon what shape he takes in a given story. In his introduction to Navajo Coyote Tales, Karl W. Luckert considers Coyote mythology in a theoretical and historical framework.

Author : Thomas King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0888998309

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A Coyote Columbus Story by Thomas King Pdf

A trickster named Coyote rules her world, until a funny-looking stranger named Columbus changes her plans. Unimpressed by the wealth of moose, turtles, and beavers in Coyote's land, he'd rather figure out how to hunt human beings to sell back in Spain. Thomas King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter the stereotypes surrounding Columbus's voyages. In doing so, he invites children to laugh with him at the crazy antics of Coyote, who unwittingly allows Columbus to engineer the downfall of his human friends. William Kent Monkman's vibrant illustrations perfectly complement this amusing story with a message.

Author : Thomas King
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554988358

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Coyote Tales by Thomas King Pdf

Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect for newly independent readers. In Coyote Sings to the Moon, Old Woman and the animals sing to the moon each night. Coyote attempts to join them, but his voice is so terrible they beg him to stop. He is crushed and lashes out — who needs Moon anyway? Furious, Moon dives into a pond, plunging the world into darkness. But clever Old Woman comes up with a plan to send Moon back up into the sky and, thanks to Coyote, there she stays. In Coyote’s New Suit, mischievous Raven wreaks havoc when she suggests that Coyote’s toasty brown suit is not the finest in the forest, thus prompting him to steal suits belonging to all the other animals. Meanwhile, Raven tells the other animals to borrow clothes from the humans’ camp. When Coyote finds that his closet is too full, Raven slyly suggests he hold a yard sale, then sends the human beings (in their underwear) and the animals (in their ill-fitting human clothes) along for the fun. A hilarious illustration of the consequences of wanting more than we need. Key Text Features table of contents illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Author : Mourning Dove
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0803281692

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Coyote Stories by Mourning Dove Pdf

These tales feature Mole, Coyote's wife, Chipmunk, Owl-Woman, Fox, and others

Author : Ekkehart Malotki,Michael Lomatuway'ma,Lorena Lomatuway'ma,Sidney Namingha
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803282834

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Hopi Tales of Destruction by Ekkehart Malotki,Michael Lomatuway'ma,Lorena Lomatuway'ma,Sidney Namingha Pdf

"The tales concern such villages as Sikyatki, Hisatsongoopavi, and Awat'ovi, which were destroyed by war, fire, earthquake, or internal strife. Though abandoned for centuries, they live in memory, reminders of ancient tragedies and enmities that changed the Hopis forever. Related by storytellers from Second and Third Mesa, these tales vividly describe village destruction and show how much human evils such as witchcraft, hubris, corruption and betrayal of fundamental values can precipitate social disintegration and chaos."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : G.W. Mullins
Publisher : Light Of The Moon Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Coyote Tales Of The Native American Indians by G.W. Mullins Pdf

Native American Mythology began long before the European settlers arrived on North American soil. Contrary to popular beliefs, there is more to Native American Folklore than stories of buffalo hunts, teepee living and animal stories. Hundreds of tribes throughout North American created a huge mythological system that has rivaled that of the Greeks. Many of these tales have been lost, or are often hard to find. This collection represents a history that should be remembered. As a Native American myself, I embrace these stories. Native Americans tribes offer such a rich heritage. They have recorded a huge amount of their history through storytelling. In these stories you will relive their history and the lives of North America's First People. The stories in this book have been handed down from generation to generation. And in such tradition, they are now handed down to you, to share with the next generation. Included in this anthology, are a group of collected works from the well-known, to the often-forgotten tribes. The tales included within this book feature one of the most familiar animals in Native American folklore, the trickster known as the Coyote. Often deceptive and always out for himself, the Coyote was often the bad guy in stories, as you will read in the folklore within this collection. Among the stories in the anthology are: Tale of Coyote and the Origin of Death, Creation Myth (Atsugewi), How the Old Man Made People, Coyote Frees the Buffalo, Tale of Coyote Becomes a Buffalo, Tale of Coyote, the Deer, and the Wind, Turkey Makes the Corn and Coyote Plants It, Coyote and Sun, Skunk Outwits Coyote, Coyote's Salmon, Iktomi and the Coyote, Creation Myth (Maidu), Adventures of Coyote, The Creation (Maidu), Coyote Kills the Prairie Dogs, Coyote Steals Sun's Tobacco, The Maiden Who Became a Bear, Creation and Longevity, Coyote and the Rattlesnake, The Offended Rolling Stone, Coyote's Eyes, Coyote Proves Himself a Cannibal, Coyote Keeps His Name, and many more.

Author : Michael Lomatuway'ma,Ekkehart Malotki
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803282397

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The Bedbugs' Night Dance and Other Hopi Tales of Sexual Encounter by Michael Lomatuway'ma,Ekkehart Malotki Pdf

The mysteries and complexities of sex-the wonder of sexual initiation, the discomfort of sexual desire, the penalties of indulgence, and the power of erotic love-have all found expression in Hopi tales. Sometimes cast in animal fables, sometimes presented in monstrous exaggeration to emphasize the power of sexual appetite, and sometimes as wildly bawdy as Shakespeare, the tales evoke the candor of Hopi imagination and the vitality of Hopi culture. This volume gives each tale in the original Hopi and in English translation on facing pages. The tales include Bedbug Boy and his constantly interrupted dinner, how the Hehey'as tricked the Itsivus and took advantage of their wives, and how the Horned Lizard girls found a new use for chili powder. Ekkehart Malotki's preface and glossary clarify terms and concepts and provide background for the stories and the storytelling. E. N. Genovese's introduction puts the collection in the broad context of classical Greek and Latin literature and describes how the Hopi stories are distinct in their own right. Michael Lomatuway'ma, Lorena Lomatuway'ma, Sidney Namingha Jr., Leslie Koyawena, and Herschel Talashoma, all gifted Hopi storytellers, have contributed to this collection. Ekkehart Malotki is a professor of languages at the University of Northern Arizona. He has compiled and translated many other books about Hopi language and culture, including Hopi Coyote Tales, available as a Bison Book, and Hopi Ruin Legends. E. N. Genovese is a professor and chair of the Classics and Humanities Department at San Diego State University. His articles have appeared in Classical Journal, MAIA, and Latomus.

Author : Anon E Mouse
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A BET BETWEEN THE COYOTE AND THE KACHINA - An American Indian Hopi Legend by Anon E Mouse Pdf

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 32 In Issue 32 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the American Indian Hopi legend of the Kachina and Coyote. Just before dawn one day, the Kachina bets the Coyote he can?t sing a certain song before the sun rises. Payment for the loser is extreme. So who won the bet? Well you?ll just have to read the story to find out. Look out for the moral in the story. It is believed that folklore and tales are believed to have originated in India and made their way overland along the Silk and Spice routes and through Central Asia before arriving in Europe. Even so, this does not cover all folklore from all four corners of the world. Indeed folklore, legends and myths from Africa, Australia, Polynesia, and some from Asia too, are altogether quite different and seem to have originated on the whole from separate reservoirs of lore, legend and culture. This book also has a "Where in the World - Look it Up" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story, on map. HINT - use Google maps. Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".ÿ

Author : Emory Sekaquaptewa,Barbara Pepper
Publisher : Clear Light Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000043465834

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Coyote & the Winnowing Birds by Emory Sekaquaptewa,Barbara Pepper Pdf

The birds find a way to teach Coyote a lesson when he tries to trick them. Includes a section introducing the Hopi language.

Author : Ekkehart Malotki,Ken Gary
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803283180

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Hopi Stories of Witchcraft, Shamanism, and Magic by Ekkehart Malotki,Ken Gary Pdf

The traditional Hopi world, as reflected in Hopi oral literature, is infused with magic?a seamless tapestry of everyday life and the supernatural. That magic and wonder are vividly depicted in this marvelous collection of authentic folktales. For the Hopis, the spoken or sung word can have a magical effect on others. Witchcraft?the wielding of magic for selfish purposes by a powaqa, or sorcerer?has long been a powerful, malevolent force. Sorcerers are said to have the ability to change into animals such as a crow, a coyote, a bat, or a skeleton fly, and hold their meetings in a two-tiered kiva to the northeast of Hopi territory. Shamanism, the more benevolent but equally powerful use of magic for healing, was once commonplace but is no longer practiced among the Hopis. Shamans, or povosyaqam, often used animal familiars and quartz crystals to help them to see, diagnose, and cure illnesses. Spun through these tales are supernatural beings, otherworldly landscapes, magical devices and medicines, and shamans and witches. One story tells about a man who follows his wife one night and discovers that she is a witch, while another relates how a jealous woman uses the guise of an owl to make a rival woman's baby sick. Other tales include the account of a boy who is killed by kachinas and then resurrected as a medicine man and the story of a huge rattlesnake, a giant bear, and a mountain lion that forever guard the entrance to Maski, the Land of the Dead.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Kiva Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781885772138

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The Fire Stealers by Anonim Pdf

Tells how several animals failed in their efforts to steal fire for the Hopis, but eventually Vulture succeeded.