Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature)

by Clark Wissler (Compiler), Alice Beck Kehoe (Compiler), D . C . Duval (Compiler)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $18.87

  Introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. This work includes tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians.