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Books with title Understanding Native American Myths

  • Understanding Native American Myths

    Megan Kopp

    Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Sept. 15, 2012)
    Explores the roles and relationships of spirits in Native American myths and retells some ancient myths, describing how the people used them to interpret their world.
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  • Understanding Native American Myths

    Megan Kopp

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, March 30, 2013)
    Explore the rich worldview of Native North American tribes through their myths and legends. Tales originating from various tribes functioned in a number of important ways: they explained the story of creation, described the relationship of humans to the rest of the universe, and preserved the sacred history of the tribe. In addition, myths and storytelling helped Native Americans pass on knowledge related to hunting, fishing, farming, healing the sick, and dealing with conflict or disaster. This book also places their mythology in historical context, for example, connecting earth myths with the Native Americans' real-life, tragic struggle to preserve their lands. Topics include:
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  • Understanding Mesoamerican Myths

    Natalie Hyde

    Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Dec. 1, 2012)
    Explores the roles and relationships of the heroes and gods of early Mesoamerica and retells some ancient myths, describing how the people used them to interpret their world.
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  • Understanding Mesoamerican Myths

    Natalie Hyde

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, March 30, 2013)
    Introduces the mythology of the Mayans and Aztecs.
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  • Native American Myths

    Robert Franklin Gish

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Aug. 15, 1994)
    The Woman Who Fell from the Sky - Scarface - Oochigeas and the Invisible Hunter - Saynday Gets the Sun - Coyote and the Thundering Rock - The Vision Quest - Coyote and Death - and more
  • Native American Myths

    Anita Dalal

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2010)
    One of the most interesting ways to learn about other cultures is through the myths, legends and stories that they pass on to successive generations, which ultimately explain larger truths about the societies and cultures from which they originate.
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  • Native American Myths

    Neil Morris, Fiona Sansom, Graham Kennedy

    Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Provides a brief introduction to early Native American civilization, a retelling of fifteen Native American myths, and a who's who of characters.
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  • Native American Myths

    Anita Dalal, Henry Russell

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Briefly describes the history, geography, and society of Native American cultures; explains concepts found within their folklore and mythology; and presents several myths.
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  • Native American Myths

    Neil Morris

    Paperback (Skyview Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    A collection of beautifully illustrated myths from different parts of the world
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  • Understanding Mesoamerican Myths by Hyde, Natalie

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    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, 2013, )
    Understanding Mesoamerican Myths by Hyde, Natalie [Crabtree Pub Co, 2013] Lib...