Star songs and water spirits : a Great Lakes native reader / edited by Victoria Brehm.
Publication details: Tustin, Mich. : Ladyslipper ; Lancaster : Gazelle [distributor], 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 524 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780984334001 (pbk.)
- 0984334009 (pbk.)
- Folk literature, Indian -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Translations into English
- Folk literature, American
- American literature -- Indian authors
- Indians of North America -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Folklore
- Native Americans -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Literary collections
- Native Americans -- Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Folklore
- American literature -- Native American authors
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- PM157 .S73 2011
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 500-506) and index.
Presents a collection of folklore, poetry, speeches, songs, fiction, personal narratives, essays, and non-fiction prose by members of the Great Lakes Native nations.
Great Lakes native literatures -- Winter. The origin of the world ; Sacred heroes ; Prophets of renewal -- Spring. Spring harvests ; Spring stars ; Spring ceremony and belief ; Love and marriage ; Children and families -- Summer. Spirits of the waters and the sky ; Summer stars and sky beings ; Visions ; Summer/Fall harvests -- Fall. Fall harvests ; Animals: our elder brothers ; Education ; War ; Fall stars and celebrations.