They dance in the sky : Native American star myths

Type

Book

Authors

Jean Guard Monroe ( Monroe, Jean Guard )

Ray A. Williamson ( Williamson, Ray A. )

ISBN 10

039539970X

ISBN 13

9780395399705

Tags

Stars, Indigenous astronomy -- North America, Indigenous astronomy, Indigenous peoples -- North America -- Folklore, Indigenous peoples -- Legends, Spirituality -- Indigenous -- North America, Spirituality -- Indigenous, Stars -- Folklore, Astronomy

Abstract

"A collection of legends about the stars from various North American Indian cultures, including explanations of the Milky Way and constellations such as the Big Dipper."--Amazon.

Description

xii, 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Seven dancing stars : legends of the Pleiades --
Celestial bear : stories of the Big Dipper --
Coyote scatters the stars : myths from the Southwest --
When stars fell to earth : legends of the Pawnee --
Morning star : legends of the Plains Indians --
They live in the sky : stories of the California Indians --
Chinook wind : stories from the Northwest coast --
Star beings : tales from the Southeast.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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