Achomawi and Atsugewi Tales - Forgotten Native American Folklore from Western USA

Achomawi and Atsugewi Tales - Forgotten Native American Folklore from Western USA

Ask anyone anywhere in the world to name an American Indian tribe and the names Cheyenne, Apache or Sioux would readily be offered. We have Hollywood to thanks for this. But ask where in the world the Achomawi or the Atsugewi can be found and you will, in the main, be given blank stares unless of course if you are a resident of northern California, south Oregon or maybe northern Nevada . Both tribes form part of the Shastan stock, of which the Shasta are perhaps the best known members.

In this volume you will find 17 of their tales - the creation myth, the search for fire, the making of daylight, Loon woman, Hawk Man, Pine Marten and the Bead Sisters and more.

THE myths and tales in this volume were recorded during the summers of 1900 and 1903 by Roland B. Dixon, while engaged in work among the tribes of northeastern California for the Huntington Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Some were secured in text, but nearly half were obtained only in brief form in English.

The last myths were gathered by Jeremiah Curtain (he who more famously translated Quo Vadis) from the Atsugewi, or Hat Creek Indians, the remainder from the Achomawi or Pit River tribe.

So pick up a copy and settle down in a comfy armchair and explore the folklore, myths and legends of these relatively unknown American Indian tribes.

33% of the net from the sale of this book is donated to the American Indian Education Foundation.

For more information and a table of contents, go to http://www.abelapublishing.com/achomawitales.html

To view the American Indian collection raising funds for the American Indian Education Foundation, follow this link http://www.abelapublishing.com/AmericanIndianTales.html

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