Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American: Retold for Our Times

This comprehensive collection of Native American folklore draws on a unique oral tradition illuminating for students the very roots of Native American culture. Gathered from numerous tribes―Seneca Hopi Navaho Creek Cheyenne Cherokee and Blackfoot―these thirty-six stories passed down through generations are narrated by Dee Brown as they might be told around a campfire today. Updated for the modern reader these tales capture the true spirit and flavor of Native American Mythology.. With a new preface written by the author especially for this edition and attractive line illustrations by Native American Louis Mofsie this unique is essential reading for a new generation of students interested in Native American culture and history mythology and folklore and cultural history.