First houses
Subtitle: Native American homes and sacred structures
By: Jean Guard Monroe and Ray A. Williamson ; illustrated by Susan Johnston Carlson.
Contributors: Williamson,Ray A., 1938-; Carlson, Susan Johnston, ill.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Dwellings -- Juvenile literature.; Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies -- Juvenile literature.; Sacred space -- North America -- Juvenile literature.; Indians of North America -- Dwellings.; Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies.; Indians of North America -- Folklore.; Creation -- Folklore.; Sacred space -- North America.
Description: Presents a variety of North American Indian creation myths and discusses how the "first houses" described in these myths set the pattern used by the tribes for their own homes and ritual structures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-147) and index.