Native American Myths and Legends

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Friday May 9, 2008 7:20 AM

Native American Myths and Legends

SPOKANE INDIAN STORIES

TALES from the INLAND NORTHWEST

how Coyote made the Columbia River (Colville)
Coyote and the Monster of the Columbia (Sanpoil)
how Garter Snake [Chewelah] scared Thunderbird (Okanogan)
why Coyote changed the course of the Coumbia River (Sanpoil)
the Creation of the Animal People (Okanogon)
how Coyote got his special power (Lake)
why Rivers only flow one way [incomplete]
Spokane Lake of long ago (Spokane)
Coyote and Fox's adventures in Spokane and Idaho (Pend d'Oreilles)
creation of the first Indians (Chelan)
Coyote and the monster of Kamiah (Nez Perce)
Coyote and Salmon (Sanpoil)

TALES from OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES

ORATIONS

Speech of Chief Seattle - as first published in 1887
Speech of Chief Seattle - FRAUDULENT version from a 1970s movie

Last Updated
December 23, 2004

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