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Indian Why Stories: Sparks From War Eagle's Lodge-Fire

by Frank Bird Linderman

Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing explanations of "Why the Chipmunk's Back is Striped," "How the Otter Skin Became Great Medicine," "How the Man Found His Mate," and "Why Blackfeet Never Kill Mice."

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1915

Genre/Category

Fairy Tale

Tags/Keywords

Animal Nature Myths

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Frank Bird Linderman was a Montana writer, politician, Native American ally and ethnographer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he went West as a young man and became enamored of life on the Montana frontier....

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