Dee Brown’s Folktales of the Native American: Retold for Our Times

Description

This comprehensive collection of Native American folklore draws on a unique oral tradition| illuminating for students the very roots of Native American culture.
Gathered from numerous tribes–Seneca| Hopi| Navaho| Creek| Cheyenne| Cherokee| and Blackfoot–these thirty-six stories| passed down through generations| are narrated by Dee Brown as they might be told around a campfire today.
Updated for the modern reader| these tales capture the true spirit and flavor of Native American Mythology.
With a new preface written by the author especially for this edition and attractive line illustrations by Native American Louis Mofsie| this unique is essential reading for a new generation of students interested in Native American culture and history| mythology and folklore| and cultural history.