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"A retelling of various Native American myths, with background information describing the history, geography, belief systems, and customs of the indigenous peoples of North America"--Provided by publisher.Tags
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(read for Traditional Literature assignment) Contains a creation myth titled "Raven Brings the Daylight" which also serves as a hero/trickster myth, telling the story of Raven, using his trickery to bring the light back to a village from a greedy chief who keeps it all to himself. The light turns out to be that of the sun, moon, and stars. Lessons learned at the end are the benefit of helping others, and that it is bad to be greedy.
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- The Native Americans (Myths of the World) (Myths of the World)
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