Star songs and water spirits : a Great Lakes native reader / edited by Victoria Brehm. - 1st ed. - Tustin, Mich. : Lancaster : Ladyslipper ; Gazelle [distributor], 2011. - xii, 524 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 500-506) and index.

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.

Presents a collection of folklore, poetry, speeches, songs, fiction, personal narratives, essays, and non-fiction prose by members of the Great Lakes Native nations.

9780984334001 (pbk.) 0984334009 (pbk.)

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015634810 Uk


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.

PM157 / .S73 2011

398.208997077