Myths and Legends of the Sioux. With Illustrations from Original Drawings - Couverture souple

McLaughlin, Marie L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803281714 ISBN 13 : 9780803281714

Editeur : Bison Books, 1990

Synopsis

The timid rabbit who outwits the tyrannical bear, the wonderful turtle who marries the Indian chief's daughter, the pet crane who saves a family--these and many other legendary figures appear in Myths and Legends of the Sioux. Marie L. McLaughlin, born to a white father and a mixed-blood Sioux mother, heard these stories while growing up among the eastern Sioux of Minnesota. When she recorded them for posterity in 1916 she had long been the wife of James McLaughlin, whom she served as interpreter during the years he was head of the Devils Lake and Standing Rock agencies and an inspector for the Indian Bureau. The thirty-eight pieces in this collection are rich in humor, animal lore, otherworldly encounters, and famous legends such as those featuring Unktomi (Spider) and the Stone Boy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Marie McLaughlin appears in her husband's reminiscence My Friend the Indian (Nebraska, 1989).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bison Books
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803281714
• ISBN 13: 9780803281714
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible