Seneca Indian Myths

Author : Jeremiah Curtin
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2015-09-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465604330

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ÊThe boy hung his bundle in the crotch of a tree, then went on, and soon, not far ahead, he saw something of enormous size. When nearer, he found it was a great bear and that it sat up on the trail with its back toward him. He crept close and looked at the creature. It had no hair on its body except a little at the end of its tail. He sent an arrow. The bear sprang forward, then turned and ran after him., It got so near that he could feel its breath. The boy dodged from tree to tree, then darted off and ran swiftly, the bear close behind. He came to a stream that was deep but narrow. He jumped across it; the bear followed him. The boy sprang back and the bear sprang back. The boy jumped across the stream a number of times; the bear always just behind him. The boy felt his strength increasing; the bearÕs strength was failing. To tire the bear the boy made a great circle before he sprang. At last the bear fell behind; as it sprang across, the boy passed it coming back. Soon the bear had to scramble to get a footing on the bank. The boy shot and the arrow entered the middle of one of the bearÕs forefeet. The bear scrambled on to the bank, reeled from tree to tree, staggered, fell, rose again, struggled for a time, then rolled over and died. The boy took three hairs from the bearÕs whiskers and one tooth from its jaw; went back to where he had left his bundle; took it; followed the trail of the twenty men; ran fast; overtook them, and said, ÒI have killed the NYAGWAIHE you were so afraid of.Ó

Author : Jeremiah Curtin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 048641602X

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Seneca Indian Myths by Jeremiah Curtin Pdf

Presents approximately eighty myths of the Seneca Native Americans as recorded by folklorist Jeremiah Curtin in 1883, covering such themes as animals' unique traits, the seasons and weather, tribal customs, and relations with other tribes.

Author : Jeremiah Curtin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539936724

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Seneca Indian Myths.by by Jeremiah Curtin Pdf

In 1883 a Smithsonian Institution ethnologist traveled to western New York State to record the traditional tales of the Iroquois tribe known as the Seneca. These myths - picturesque, archaic, even grotesque - appear here in their original form, exactly as spoken. Many focus on seasons or weather; others creation myths and animals.Jeremiah Curtin (6 September 1835 - 14 December 1906) was an American translator and folklorist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Curtin spent his early life in what is now, Greendale, Wisconsin[4] and later graduated from Harvard College in 1863. In 1864 he went to Russia, where he worked for the U.S. legation and as a translator. He left Russia in 1877, stayed a year in London, and returned to the United States, where he worked for the Bureau of American Ethnology.

Author : Arthur C. Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798573260082

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Seneca Myths and Folk Tales: Complete with Classic Illustrations by Arthur C. Parker Pdf

Seneca myths and folk tales by Arthur C. Parker, 1923.In presenting this collection of Seneca myths and legends, the collator feels that he should explain to the general reader that he does not offer a series of tales that can be judged by present day literary standards. These Indian stories are not published for the mere entertainment of general readers, though there is much that is entertaining in them, neither are they designed as children's fables, or for supplementary reading in schools, though it is true that some of the material may be suited for the child mind. It must be understood that if readings from this book are to be made for children, a wise selection must be made.This collection is presented as an exposition of the unwritten literature of the Seneca Indians who still live in their ancestral domain in western New York. It is primarily a collection of folk-lore and is to be looked at in no other light. The professional anthropologist and historian will not need to be reminded of this. He will study these tales for their ethnological significance, and use them in making comparisons with similar collections from other tribes and stocks. In this manner he will determine the similarities or differences in theme, in episode and character. He will trace myth diffusion thereby and be able to chart the elements of the Seneca story.There is an amazing lack of authentic material on Iroquois folk-lore, though much that arrogates this name to itself has been written. The writers, however, have in general so glossed the native themes with poetic and literary interpretations that the material has shrunken in value and can scarcely be considered without many reservations.We do not pretend to have made a complete collection of all available material, but we have given a fairly representative series of myths, legends, fiction and traditions. One may examine this collection and find representative types of nearly every class of Seneca folk-lore. Multiplication is scarcely necessary.The value of this collection is not a literary one but a scientific one. It reveals the type of tale that held the interest and attention of the Seneca; it reveals certain mental traits and tendencies; it reveals many customs and incidents in native life, and finally, it serves as an index of native psychology.The enlightened mind will not be arrogant in its judgment of this material, but will see in it the attempts of a race still in mental childhood to give play to imagination and to explain by symbols what it otherwise could not express.While there is much value in this collection explaining indirectly the folk-ways and the folk-thought of the Seneca and their allied kinsmen, the whole life of the people may not be judged from these legends. Much more must be presented before such a judgment is formed. Just as we gain some knowledge of present day religions, governmental methods, social organization and political economy from the general literature of the day, but only a portion, and this unsystematized, so do we catch only a glimpse of the life story of the Seneca from their folk-tales.To complete our knowledge we must have before us works on Seneca history, ethnology, archæology, religion, government and language. Finally, we must personally know the descendents of the mighty Seneca nation of old. We must enter into the life of the people in a sympathetic way, for only then can we get at the soul of the race.While all this is true, these folk-tales are not to be despised, for they conserve many references to themes and things that otherwise would be forgotten. Folk-lore is one of the most important mines of information that the ethnologist and historian may tap. We can never understand a race until we understand what it is thinking about, and we can never know this until we know its literature, written or unwritten. The folk-tale therefore has a special value and significance, if honestly recorded.

Author : JEREMIAH. CURTIN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033347949

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SENECA INDIAN MYTHS COLLECTED by JEREMIAH. CURTIN Pdf

Author : Arthur C. Parker
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547095101

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Seneca myths and folk tales by Arthur C. Parker Pdf

"Seneca myths and folk tales" by Arthur C. Parker is a collection of folk tales and stories that has fascinated readers for years. The tales in this collection are full of magic, adventure, and action that keep audiences turning pages and unable to put the book down until they've reached the last word.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230435271

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Seneca Indian Myths by Anonymous Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... THE BIRD MEDICINE A SENECA named Bloody Hand had great love for the birds of the air that ate flesh and for the animals of the earth that ate flesh. When he killed a deer, he cut the flesh into pieces and called birds to eat it, or he gave it to the wolves. Sometimes he carried home a small piece, but usually he gave all of the pieces to the birds and beasts. The Senecas went on the war-path and this man went with them. He was killed and scalped. The birds of the air saw him and they held a council. One said, "We can bring him to life if we can get his scalp. The man who killed him has hung up the scalp by the door of his house. We will send for it." They sent Hawk. Hawk's bill was sharp and strong. He twisted the scalp from the place where it was tied and carried it to the birds. One of the birds said, "Now we will make medicine and to find out how strong it is, we'll try to bring that tree to life that is lying over there on the ground." In this bird medicine was a bit of the flesh of each of the birds.1 When making the medicine, the birds caused a corn stalk to come up out of the ground. They broke the stalk and in it was blood. They put some of the blood in their medicine, healed the stalk and it disappeared. They caused a squash vine to come out of the ground and right away there were squashes on the vine, they used some of the seeds for their medicine, and the vine disappeared. When the medicine was ready, part of the birds sat on one side of the tree and part on the other side and they sang their medicine song and sprinkled medicine on the tree and'the ground. i They were birds of the ancient time, not such birds as live now. Above the clouds is a great bird called Skada'g a, In-the-Mist, he is chief of all birds; they sent...

Author : Jeremiah Curtin,J. N. B. Hewitt
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2538 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547056560

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Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths by Jeremiah Curtin,J. N. B. Hewitt Pdf

This book is a collection of folklores from The Seneca, a noted and influential Native American tribe of the Iroquois, or the so-called Five Nations of New York. They are now settled chiefly on the Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Tonawanda reservations in New York and some live on the Grand River reservations in Ontario, Canada. Featured in this book are myths and legends such as the two-headed snake, Haieñdoñnis and Yenogeauns, as well as the story of the bloody hand.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0343170825

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Seneca Indian Myths by Anonymous Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John Wentworth Sanborn
Publisher : [Gowanda, N.Y.? : s.n.], 1878 (Gowanda, N.Y. : Horton & Deming)
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Folklore
ISBN : UCAL:$B46632

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Legends, Customs and Social Life of the Seneca Indians by John Wentworth Sanborn Pdf

Author : Arthur C. Parker
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0815602928

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Skunny Wundy by Arthur C. Parker Pdf

Collected here are the timeless Native American fables and legends handed down by noted Seneca anthropologist Arthur C. Parker. Growing up on the Cattaraugus Indian reservation in western New York, Parker knew the importance of the storyteller in Iroquois lives. The Seneca stories of animals, whose weaknesses and strengths are suspiciously like those of human beings, held a special place for Parker, who is considered by many as one of the greatest orators in any language. Oral traditions—whether myths, legends, or folktales—are more than just “stories.” They are the way by which a society communicates to its members the order and meaning to be found in the world around them. Young adults and children, especially, will be captivated by these Seneca tales.

Author : Arthur C Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798664055023

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Seneca Myths and Folk Tales by Arthur C Parker Pdf

The author of this collection of Seneca folk-tales cannot remember when he first began to hear the wonder stories of the ancient days. His earliest recollections are of hearing the wise old men relate these tales of the mysterious past. They were called Kă ́kāā, or Gă ́kāā, and when this word was uttered, as a signal that the marvels of old were about to be unfolded, all the children grew silent, -and listened. In those days, back on the Cattaraugus reservation, it was a part of a child's initial training to learn why the bear lost its tail, why the chipmunk has a striped back and why meteors flash in the sky.Many years later, -it was in 1903, -the writer of this manuscript returned to the Cattaraugus reservation bringing with him his friend Mr. Raymond Harrington, for the purpose of making an archæological survey of the Cattaraugus valley for the Peabody Museum of Archæology, of Harvard University. Our base camp was on the old Silverheels farm, which occupies the site of one of the early Seneca villages of the period after the Erie war of 1654. Here also is the site of the original Lower Cattaraugus of pre-Revolutionary days.To our camp came many Indian friends who sought to instruct Mr. Harrington and myself in the lore of the ancients. We were regaled with stories of the false faces, of the whirl-winds, of the creation of man, of the death panther, and of the legends of the great bear, but in particular we were blessed with an ample store of tales of vampire skeletons, of witches and of folk-beasts, all of whom had a special appetite for young men who dug in the ground for the buried relics of the "old-time folks."To us came Tahadondeh (whom the Christian people called George Jimerson), Bill Snyder, Gahweh Seneca, a lame man from Tonawanda, Frank Pierce and several others versed in folk-lore. I filled my note-books with sketches and outlines of folk-fiction, and after our return to New York, I began to transcribe some of the stories.The following winter was spent on the reservation among the non-Christian element in a serious attempt to record folk tales, ceremonial prayers, rituals, songs and customs. A large amount of information and many stories were collected. Some of this material was published by the State Museum, the rest perished in the Capitol fire at Albany, in 1911.Later I was able to go over my original notes with Edward Cornplanter, the local authority on Seneca religion, rites and folk-ways, and to write out the material here presented. Cornplanter's son Jesse assisted by way of making drawings under his father's direction. I also had the help of Skidmore Lay, Ward B. Snow, Delos B. Kittle, Mrs. John Kittle, James Crow and others. My informants from the lower reservation, the Christian district, were Aurelia Jones Miller, Fred Kennedy, George D. Jimerson, Julia Crouse, Moses Shongo, Mrs. Moses Shongo, David George, William Parker, Job King, and Chester C. Lay; and Laura Doctor and Otto Parker of the Tonawanda Reservation.

Author : Ha-yen-doh-nees
Publisher : Greenfield Center, N.Y. : Greenfield Review Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UOM:39015031771796

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Seneca Indian Stories by Ha-yen-doh-nees Pdf

Author : Ella Elizabeth Clark
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551995120

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Indian Legends of Canada by Ella Elizabeth Clark Pdf

The role of storyteller was always a very special one among Native Americans, combining the functions of philosopher, historian, and entertainer. Winter was the time for the stories around the fire, when the hunt was over and people longed to be “lifted to the fairyland of pure imagination,” as an early twentieth-century Native American has said. This book contains the magic created around the Indian fireside, for readers of all ages. It includes myths of creation, culture myths, nature myths, and beast fables, as well as the legends, personal narratives and historical traditions of thirty North American Indian tribes.

Author : Ha-Yen-Doh-Nees Leo Cooper
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0359833136

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Seneca Indian Stories by Ha-Yen-Doh-Nees Leo Cooper Pdf

This reprint of Leo Cooper's, a Seneca Indian, children stories is a wonderful collection. The Seneca elders shared these cultural stories that are now preserved in this book. This collection is appropriate for all children of all cultures. In traditional times, the Senecas told these stories in the winter. Stories were not simply for entertainment, they also provided moral development of the younger generation. This book should be in all libraries and classrooms!