Indian myths of the Northwest
By: by Clarence B. Bagley.
Publisher: Lowman & Hanford Co.
Published: 1930
Place of publication: Seattle, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Washington (State) -- Folklore; Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Folklore; Indians of North America -- Washington (State) -- Religion; Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Religion
Genres: Folklore.
Description: Mainly legends and folklore of the Indians of the state of Washington.
Notes: Tail-pieces.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction --; title: Origin of the tribes --; title: Ancient animal gods --; title: Speelyai (Coyote) the great Indian god --; title: Speelyai and his wonderful dog --; title: Coyote destroys the power of a water god --; title: Amash, the owl, slain by Coyote --; title: Speelyai fights Eenumtla --; title: Coyote outwits the beaver women and supplies the people with salmon --; title: Rock myths --; title: Legend of the tick --; title: Rabbit myths --; title: Frog and the moon --; title: Mountain lake myths --; title: Origin of fire ---; title: Water nymphs --; title: Wawa, the mosquito god --; title: Origin of the chipmunk --; title: Origin of the loon --; title: Castiltah, the crayfish or lobster god --; title: Wak-a-poosh, the rattlesnake --; title: Tumwater luminous stone god --; title: Wooden fireman of the Cascades --; title: Special care of gods over each tribe --; title: Contest between the Chinook and cold wind brothers --; title: Speelyai's ascent to heaven --; title: Coyote's ride on the star --; title: Coyote and Eagle attempt to bring the dead back from spirit land --; title: Isle of the dead --; title: Legend of the stick-pan --; title: Magic blanket --; title: Legend of Flathead origin --; title: Legend of the first flood --; title: Origin of sun and moon --; title: Another man in the moon --; title: Legend of the first frog --; title: Demon Skana --; title: Fall of Snoqualm --; title: Skobia, the skunk --; title: Tradition of a great Indian battle --; title: Traditions of Vancouver's appearance --; title: Twana Thunderbird --; title: S'Be-ow --; title: Legend of I-yap-pe-ah --; title: Tradition of the Elequas Tein or Stick Indians --; title: Legend of Sup-tah-hees (painted rocks) on Nah-cheez River --; title: Tradition of Me-ow-wah chief --; title: Raven and Gull myth --; title: Elk hunter --; title: Panther myth --; title: Origin of Spokane and Palouse Falls --; title: Origin of the Red Man --; title: Legend of the Bridge of the Gods --; title: Hiaqua myth --; title: Legend of the Dalles.