Coos Texts
36 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a short collection of texts from the Coos people of Oregon, collected by anthropologists a century ago. This includes origin myths and lore about what lies beyond the sky and death, tales of people who marry anthropomorphic animals, and legends about natural disasters such as floods and fires. Like other unedited, unfiltered native American texts, they possess earthy humor and a dreamlike, cyclic narrative stucture.
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36 chapters
01 Title Page 02 Contents 03 Introduction 04 Alphabet 05 I. Arrow Young Men (The Creation of the World) 06 2. The Crow (and the Thunder-Bird) 07 3. The Ascent to Heaven 08 4. The Stealing Of Fire And Water 09 5. The Origin of Death 10 6. The Flood 11 7. Origin of the Coos People 12 8. The Girls and the Stars 13 9. The Fire-Wind 14 10. The Woman Who Married the Seal 15 11. Spider-Old-Woman 16 12. The Giant Woman. (First Version.) 17 13. The Giant Woman. (Second Version.) 18 14. The Giant Women. (Third Version.) 19 15. The Girl and Her Pet 20 16. The Five Grizzly-Bears 21 17. The Five Shadows 22 18. Night-Rainbow and Grizzly Bear 23 19. The Pelican People 24 20. The Battle in the Air 25 21. The Long Night
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Coos Texts
36 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a short collection of texts from the Coos people of Oregon, collected by anthropologists a century ago. This includes origin myths and lore about what lies beyond the sky and death, tales of people who marry anthropomorphic animals, and legends about natural disasters such as floods and fires. Like other unedited, unfiltered native American texts, they possess earthy humor and a dreamlike, cyclic narrative stucture.
Table of contents
36 chapters
01 Title Page 02 Contents 03 Introduction 04 Alphabet 05 I. Arrow Young Men (The Creation of the World) 06 2. The Crow (and the Thunder-Bird) 07 3. The Ascent to Heaven 08 4. The Stealing Of Fire And Water 09 5. The Origin of Death 10 6. The Flood 11 7. Origin of the Coos People 12 8. The Girls and the Stars 13 9. The Fire-Wind 14 10. The Woman Who Married the Seal 15 11. Spider-Old-Woman 16 12. The Giant Woman. (First Version.) 17 13. The Giant Woman. (Second Version.) 18 14. The Giant Women. (Third Version.) 19 15. The Girl and Her Pet 20 16. The Five Grizzly-Bears 21 17. The Five Shadows 22 18. Night-Rainbow and Grizzly Bear 23 19. The Pelican People 24 20. The Battle in the Air 25 21. The Long Night
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Coos Texts
36 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is a short collection of texts from the Coos people of Oregon, collected by anthropologists a century ago. This includes origin myths and lore about what lies beyond the sky and death, tales of people who marry anthropomorphic animals, and legends about natural disasters such as floods and fires. Like other unedited, unfiltered native American texts, they possess earthy humor and a dreamlike, cyclic narrative stucture.
Table of contents
36 chapters
01 Title Page 02 Contents 03 Introduction 04 Alphabet 05 I. Arrow Young Men (The Creation of the World) 06 2. The Crow (and the Thunder-Bird) 07 3. The Ascent to Heaven 08 4. The Stealing Of Fire And Water 09 5. The Origin of Death 10 6. The Flood 11 7. Origin of the Coos People 12 8. The Girls and the Stars 13 9. The Fire-Wind 14 10. The Woman Who Married the Seal 15 11. Spider-Old-Woman 16 12. The Giant Woman. (First Version.) 17 13. The Giant Woman. (Second Version.) 18 14. The Giant Women. (Third Version.) 19 15. The Girl and Her Pet 20 16. The Five Grizzly-Bears 21 17. The Five Shadows 22 18. Night-Rainbow and Grizzly Bear 23 19. The Pelican People 24 20. The Battle in the Air 25 21. The Long Night
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