| White Buffalo Woman Story:http://buffpipe.html Text by Paula Giese copyright, 1995, 1996. Traditional Story copyright Joseph Chasing Horse, 1995. Arvol Looking Horse's pages. Native American Indian Resources. Last updated 7/19/1996. The purpose of Paula Giese's web page is to serve as an educational resource. For this web assignment I summarized Joseph Chasing Horse's version of the White Buffalo Woman. Photo: White Buffalo Calf Woman" painted by Oglala Pine Ridge Reservation Lakota artist Vic Runnels http://buffpipe.html Creation Story:http://lehigh.EDU/~amy2 Mythology, folktales and creation stories of native Americans. subtitle folktales. Author Kelly Green. Page was created for English 2-14 at Lehigh University. Last updated 3/17/00. For my web assignment I retold Kelly's version of a Hopi Native American creation story from the viewpoint of a young girl with a few embellishments of my own Photo: Leonid Meteor Shower (archive 11-18-00) http://dailynews.yahoo.com Toads Story: (Frogs and Toads is a summary of the original source) Lake-Thom, Bobby, Spirits of the Earth, 1997, Penguin Group, "Reptile and Snake Signs and Omens" p144-145. (Toads is a summary of the original source, I changed the giant frog into a giant toad and made the main character more assertive and less reliant on men) Anderson, Anne, The Lore of the Wilds, 1976, Western Industrial Research and Training Centre, "The Giant Frog" p20-21. Photo: Wyoming Toad http://gto.ncsa.uiuc.edu Frogs Story: (Frogs is a summary of the original source) Lake-Thom, Bobby, Spirits of the Earth, 1997, Penguin Group, "Reptile and Snake Signs and Omens" p145. Photo: From Yahoo! Picture Gallery http://photos.yahoo.com/dazydevo Owls Story:This story was related by Cherokee basket maker Mavis Doering to Cynthia Longley in an interview on June24,1993. It was then retold by Steven Williams in the book Oklahoma Treasure Trails. Published by Mythic Media in 1993. (for this web page I summarized Mr. Williams version) Photo: Pair of Boobook Owls From Yahoo! Picture Gallery http://photos.yahoo.com/dazydevo Why owls eat rodents Story:Why Owls Eat Rodents is a summary of the original source) Anderson, Anne, Legends of Long Ago, 1982, Cree Productions Inc.,The Owls, story 9. Photo: Bigfoot Limited edition bronze frogs by sculptor Tim Cotterill http://fineart.artifactsgallery.com/listing.htf?artist_id=93 The sky has fallen Story:(The sky has fallen is a summary of the original source. I changed the trickster to the feminine voice of my wolf Zo�. The author of the book sites this story as coming from the southwest Zuni tribe.) Feldmann, Susan, The Story-Telling Stone, 1965, Dell publishing, "The Sky Has Fallen"p166. Photos: Pictures from Yahoo! PageBuilder clip art. http://geocities.com The screech owl Story:(The Screech Owl is a modification of its original source. All the characters were made female. And in keeping with mythological style the young woman was made beautiful and the older woman ugly). Bemister, Margaret, Indian Legends Stories of America Before Columbus, 1914, The MacMillian Company, "The Screech Owl" p 65-68. Photo: Screech Owl in Tree From Yahoo! Picture Gallery http://photos.yahoo.com/dazydevo DeerWoman Story:The Deerwoman was told by Danelle Wilde-Johnson to me during a telephone interview. I summarized it for this web page. Danelle was told this story by her mother who is a full blood Chippewa. Danelle currently lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and daughter. Photo: Silhouette of a Deer From Yahoo! Picture Gallery http://photos.yahoo.com/dazydevo Little people Story:The Little People was originally told by Danelle Wilde-Johnson to me during a telephone interview. I summarized it for this web page. Danelle was told this story by her mother who is a full blood Chippewa. Danelle currently lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and daughter. The second paragraph of the Little People was part true story collected by Pat Paul. Pat lives on the Tobique Indian Reserve in New Brunswick. This story can be found in it's original version along with more information about Pat at www.ihawaiinet/~story/lore10.html Photo: Leonid Meteor Shower (archive 11-18-00) http://dailynews.yahoo.com |