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Indian Nature Myths

Chapters (23)
  1. INDIAN NATURE MYTHS: PREFACE 0:00
  2. HOW THE SEASONS CAME TO BE (Ojibwa) 2:04
  3. BIRTH OF THE ARBUTUS (Ojibwa) 8:03
  4. THE MAIDEN WITH GOLDEN HAIR (Chippewa) 12:36
  5. ORIGIN OF THE VIOLET (Iroquois) 16:13
  6. THE BEGINNING OF BIRDS (Blackfeet) 20:09
  7. WHY THE WIND WAILS (Algonquin) 22:54
  8. STORY OF THE HUMMING BIRD (Shoshonee) 27:17
  9. THE GIFT OF INDIAN CORN (Chippewa) 32:17
  10. THE STARS THAT DANCE (Iroquois) 38:44
  11. THE PUKWUDJEE AND THE MORNING STAR (Ojibwa) 42:46
  12. THE WHITE HAWK (Shawnee) 46:31
  13. HOW MOSQUITOES CAME TO BE (Iroquois) 55:20
  14. HOW BIRDS AND FAIRIES CAME TO BE (Algonquin) 57:58
  15. WHY THE ASPEN LEAVES ARE NEVER STILL (Blackfeet) 1:03:01
  16. WHY THE BABY SAYS “GOO” (Algonquin) 1:06:41
  17. WHY THE SQUIRREL COUGHS (Algonquin) 1:10:07
  18. WHY THE FROGS CROAK (Algonquin) 1:11:41
  19. THE ROCK OF THE MEASURING WORM EL CAPITÁN, IN THE YOSEMITE (California Tribes) 1:14:38
  20. HOW THE FLYING SQUIRREL GOT HIS WINGS (Iroquois) 1:18:29
  21. WHY BROTHER BEAR WEARS A STUMPY TAIL (Ojibwa) 1:25:50
  22. THE THUNDER PEOPLE (Passamaquoddy) 1:31:10
  23. KEEPER OF THE WINDS (Algonquin) 1:35:51
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Narrator
Grace — American Narrator (en-US)
Length
1 hr 41 min
Language
English
Added
November 6, 2026
Source ebook
Project Gutenberg