Henry Schoolcraft
The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Oral Legends
Myths and Stories of the North American Indians
Madison & Adams Press, 2021.
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Table of Contents
Osseo, or the Son of the Evening Star.
Kwasind, or the Fearfully Strong Man.
Puck Wudj Ininees, or the Vanishing Little Men.
Pezhiu and Wabose, or the Lynx and Hare.
Peboan and Seegwun. An Allegory of Winter and Spring.
Mon-daw-min, or the Origin of Indian Corn.
Nezhik-e-wa-wa-sun, or the Lone Lightning.
The Ak Uk O Jeesh, or the Groundhog Family.
Opeechee, or the Origin of the Robin.
Shingebiss. An Allegory of Self-reliance.
The Star Family, or Celestial Sisters.
Ojeeg Annung, or the Summer-maker.
Sheem, the Forsaken Boy or Wolf Brother.
Tau-wau-chee-hezkaw, or the White Feather.
Pauguk, and the Mythological Interpretation of Hiawatha.
Iëna, the Wanderer, or Magic Bundle.
Mishosha, or the Magician of Lake Superior.
Pah-hah-undootah, the Red Head.
Onaiazo, the Sky-walker. A Legend of a Visit to the Sun.
Bosh-kwa-dosh, or the Mastodon.
The Sun-catcher, or Boy Who Set a Snare for the Sun. A Myth of the Origin of the Dormouse.
Wa-wa-be-zo-win, or the Swing on the Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior.
Mukakee Mindemoea, or the Toad-woman.
Eroneniera, or an Indian Visit to the Great Spirit.
The Six Hawks, or Broken Wing.
Addik Kum Maig, or the Origin of the White Fish.
Bokwewa, or the Humpback Magician.
Aggodagauda and His Daughter, or the Man with His Leg Tied Up.
Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon.
PREFACE.
There is but one consideration of much moment necessary to be premised respecting these legends and myths. It is this: they are versions of oral relations from the lips of the Indians, and are transcripts of the thought and invention of the aboriginal mind. As such, they furnish illustrations of Indian