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Southern Indian myths and legends / by Brown, Virginia Pounds.(CARDINAL)713861; Glick, Nathan H.(Nathan Harold),1912-2012,illustrator.; Glick, Nathan H.(Nathan Harold),1912-2012.; Owens, Laurella.(CARDINAL)517796;

Bibliography: pages 154-156.Presents fifty-seven stories from Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole mythology, in such categories as creation and migration of tribes, the origin of tobacco, fire, and other gifts of the Great Spirit, and monsters and heroes.

Subjects: Legends.; Indian mythology; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Indians of North America;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 7

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The mythology book / by Wilkinson, Philip,consultant.(CARDINAL)719986; Carroll, Georgie,contributor.(CARDINAL)789242; Faulkner, Mark,contributor.(CARDINAL)883296; Field, Jacob,contributor.(CARDINAL)428668; Haywood, John,contributor.(CARDINAL)592584; Kerrigan, Michael,contributor.(CARDINAL)672743; Philip, Neil,contributor.(CARDINAL)340998; Pumphrey, Nicholaus,contributor.; Tocino-Smith, Juliette,contributor.;

Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- Northern Europe -- Asia -- The Americas -- Ancient Egypt and Africa -- Oceania.Part of the Big Ideas series, The Mythology Book introduces the great and the good, from the gods of ancient Greece to the stories of the Cherokee People of North America. Going beyond the ancient worlds, this book brings to life influential tales of Aboriginal Australians and the Aztecs, each packed with compelling characters, plot twists and turns, and incredible insight into human existence.

Subjects: Myths.; Informational works.; Mythology.; Mythology;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6

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Haywood County / by Beadle, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)296436;

Includes bibliographical references (page 127).Landscapes -- Farm life -- Communities -- Churches and schools -- Downtown -- Business and industry -- Tourism -- Arts and leisure.With its pristine waterways, abundant forests, and teeming wildlife, Haywood County is referred to as a kind of Eden in Cherokee mythology. All natural water flowing through the county originates within its borders. More than a dozen of its peaks rise above 6,000 feet, including Cold Mountain, made famous by the best-selling Charles Frazier novel. Established in 1808, Haywood County developed into a series of farming communities. Waynesville, the county seat, was the site of the last shot of the Civil War east of the Mississippi River and later grew into a popular tourist destination after rail lines were laid through the county in the early 1880s. On the eastern end, Canton thrived with one of the largest paper mills in the nation, still in operation after more than a century. The county is also home to sections of the Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Subjects: Family histories.; Photobooks.; Illustrated works.; North Caroliniana.;

Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 12

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The handy mythology answer book / by Leeming, David Adams,1937-(CARDINAL)151305;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-384) and index.Definitions and origins -- Middle Eastern mythologies -- Egyptian mythology -- Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, and Archaic Greek mythology -- Classical Greek mythology -- Roman mythology -- Celtic mythology -- Norse mythology -- Indian mythology -- East Asian mythology : China and Japan -- Central Asian mythology -- Oceanic mythologies : Australian aborigine and Polynesian -- African mythologies -- Mesoamerican and South American mythologies : Maya, Aztec, Inca -- Native North American mythologies -- Modern myths -- The world myth -- Appendix. Parallel mythology -- Appendix 2. Selected mythological texts -- Characters in mythology."Stories centuries in the making, and many centuries worth of stories, are an integral part of modern society. Whether modern or ancient, every culture has its myths. Mythology forms our understanding of our origin, history, and traditions. They tell of our heroes and deities. Myths are vehicles for understanding religion, for learning language, and for understanding society, but they can often be difficult to understand and confusing. The Handy Mythology Answer Book examines and explains, in plain English, numerous myths and mythology. From the ancient Greek and Roman to Egypt and Babylon, from Native North American Indian to Celtic, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, African, and the lesser known myths from around the world, The Handy Mythology Answer Book has them covered. Whether it is the modern retelling of a classic myth or an ancient story about a Norse god, this helpful resource demystifies the myth, looks at different archetypes and motifs, and even shows how myths help explain our existence and institutions. It answers nearly 600 questions and offers fun facts about the treachery and violence, the inspirational and epic, the supernatural monsters and heroic mortals found in mythology, such as How and when did myths originate? What are the three primary myth types? What is the nature of Creation Myths? How can myths be compared to dreams? Why do humans tell myths? What was the Egyptian Book of the Dead? How is the epic of Gilgamesh like later epics? Why is the biblical flood story so like the Babylonian flood myth? What was the myth of Theseus, the Labyrinth, and the Minotaur? What are the Homeric Hymns? How and why are the Odyssey and the Iliad so different from each other? What is the popular appeal of the Odyssey? Did the Greeks see these myths as religion or as entertainment? What was the background myth of the Oedipus plays? What was the nature of Roman mythology during the Roman Republic? What was the Metamorphosis? How did Christian narrative and tradition fit into and come to dominate the Roman mythological tradition? How is Celtic culture and mythology related to the culture and mythology of Greek, Roman, and other cultures? How did the Vedas contribute to Hindu mythology? Who invented Chinese writing? What was the Aztec pantheon? What is the story of the Cherokee Grandmother Sun? Who are some Native American tricksters? What is the story of Schrödinger's Cat? How did Freud use myths? How is myth used in politics? A glossary of commonly used terms and an appendix of parallel mythology exploring universal themes, motifs, and archetypes from across various cultures further explains the world of mythology. "--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Young adult literature.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Mythology;

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 13

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Cherokee women in charge : female power and leadership in American Indian nations of eastern North America / by Cooper, Karen Coody,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Elements empowering Cherokee women -- Terms of endearment : matriarchy, matrilineal, matrifocal -- Under the female sun : mythologies and ethos -- Female sexuality in Cherokee matrilineal society -- The labor of Cherokee women -- Ghigooie and the influence of matrilineal power -- Visualizing Cherokee women and their homes -- A bushel of chestnuts for a petticoat : barter and trade -- Perspective : the Iroquois Great Law and Jigonsaseh -- Beloved war women's authority : life or death -- Ingenuity in creative arts : weaving and more -- Creating life : pleasure and pain -- Chiefs' hospitality provided by women -- Women's ceremonial life : festivals, dance and games -- Sixth through 16th century : Yucatan, Hispaniola and Cofitachequi -- Seventeenth century women of Powhatan, Manhattan, Delaware and Pocasset -- Eighteenth century "sinicker" queen, Creek Empress and Canadian Mohawk lady -- Nineteenth century Choctaw Little Blue Hen and Chickie and Chockie's Chickasaw mother -- Two twentieth century seminole female chiefs -- Nineteenth century Cherokee cultural evolution : legislation, missionaries, patriliny -- Cherokee women enduring the Trail of Tears -- Enterprising Susan Coody and the California Gold Rush -- The Civil War's Cherokee female refugees -- Institutions in the absence of former matrilineal networks -- Suffrage : a U.S. Senator's mother and a Tammany Hall heiress -- Cherokee women : preservers of heritage, history and language -- Modern era war women : in the line of defense -- Sustaining ancient skills and developing new arts -- Great Depression survivors : a migrant mother and a space engineer -- Twentieth century female Cherokee chiefs : Wilma Mankiller and Joyce Dugan -- Excelling in a post-modern world : poet laureates, prima ballerinas and more."Cherokee women wielded significant power, and history demonstrates that in what is now America, indigenous women often bore the greater workload, both inside and outside the home. During the French and Indian War, Cherokee women resisted a chief's authority, owned family households, were skilled artisans, produced plentiful crops, mastered trade negotiations, and prepared chiefs' feasts. Cherokee culture was lost when the Cherokee Nation began imitating the American form of governance to gain political favor, and white colonists reduced indigenous women's power. This book recounts long-standing Cherokee traditions and their rich histories. It demonstrates Cherokee and indigenous women as independent and strong individuals through feminist and historicalperspectives. Readers will find that these women were far ahead of their time and held their own in many remarkable ways"--

Subjects: Cherokee women; Cherokee Indians; Matrilineal kinship;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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Retracing the Keowee Trail : a deep map of the Cherokee path in the history of the Carolinas / by Taylor, Stuart(Presbyterian minister),author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262)In Retracing the Keowee Trail, the author tells the story of the Cherokee Path that connected the low country of colonial Carolina with the mountain homeland of the Cherokee Nation. The Keowee Trail was a busy trading route for a burgeoning deerskin trade. Along this same path, epidemic disease made its way inexorably from the colony toward Cherokee society, reducing their population by more than half. Along this path, warfare was waged in both directions, by Cherokee war parties determined to defend their homeland and by settlers like the author's Scots Irish ancestors, evermore hungry for land. That ancestral history is an entry point into this larger narrative. A "deep map" approach to the Keowee Trail will hold together multiple lines of perspective, including memoir, family history, migration patterns, religious history, Indigenous wisdom, trauma theory, ghost stories, mythology, archeology, geography, the watersheds, and the flora and fauna of the Southern Appalachians.

Subjects: Cherokee Indians; Scots-Irish; Cherokee Indians; Indian Removal, 1813-1903.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3

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They dance in the sky : Native American star myths / by Monroe, Jean Guard,author.(CARDINAL)324112; Williamson, Ray A.,1938-author.(CARDINAL)161818; Stewart, Edgar I.,illustrator.(CARDINAL)164622;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-127) and index.Celestial bear : stories of the Big Dipper. The celestial bear (Micmac) -- Grizzly bear brother-in-law (Coeur d'Alene) -- How Coyote arranged the sky (Wasco) -- The elk hunters (Snohomish).Chinook wind : stories from the Northwest coast. The elkskin (Quileute) -- Coyote loves a star (Klamath) -- Chinook Wind wrestles Cold Wind (Wasco).Coyote scatters the stars : myths from the Southwest. Black God and his stars (Navajo) -- The little girl who scatters the stars (Pueblo) -- Coyote scatters the stars (Cochiti) -- The dove maidens (Picuris).Morning star : legends of the Plains Indians. The fixed star (Blackfoot) -- The sacred star (Omaha) -- The sun dance wheel (Arapaho) -- The seven stars (Assiniboin).Seven dancing stars : legends of the Pleiades. Bright Shining Old Man (Onondaga) -- Raccoon's children and baby coyote (Shasta) -- Wild Onion Woman (Monache) -- Baakil and his wives (Tachi Yokut).Star beings : tales from the Southeast. The door through the sky (Cherokee) -- What the stars are like (Cherokee) -- The celestial canoe (Alabama) -- Anitsutsa, the boys (Cherokee) -- Where the dog ran (Cherokee).They live in the sky : stories of the California Indians. The land of the dead (Gabrielino) -- Sky Coyote (Chumash) -- How Rattlesnake had his revenge (Luiseño) -- The seven boys-turned-geese (Chumash) -- Eight wise men (Chumash) -- The seven sisters (Luiseño) -- The wolf and the crane (Tachi Yokut) -- Journey of the piñon gatherers (Chumash).When stars fell to earth : legends of the Pawnee. Stone God (Skidi Pawnee) -- The Pawnee constellations -- The seventh star (Skidi Pawnee) -- Basket Woman, mother of the stars (Skidi Pawnee) -- White Elk, the bear man (Pitahawirata).A collection of legends about the stars from various North American Indian cultures, including explanations of the Milky Way and constellations such as the Big Dipper.940LAccelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Folk tales.; Indians of North America; Indian mythology; Stars;

Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 17

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Southern Indian myths and legends / by Brown, Virginia Pounds.(CARDINAL)713861; Owens, Laurella.(CARDINAL)517796; Glick, Nathan H.(Nathan Harold),1912-2012,illustrator.(CARDINAL)731679;

Includes bibliographical references and index.In this reprint of this classic collection of fifty-seven tales, Indians themselves-Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles and others-tell us about their beliefs, their traditions, their history, in myths and legends that cover the themes of world mythology. Most of the stories were recorded in the late-nineteenth century, at a time when Indian myth-keepers who remembered the tribal tales were still alive. Notes and introductory comments throughout the book provide background information for the stories.

Subjects: Folklore.; Indians of North America; Indian mythology;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4

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Native American stories of the sacred : annotated & explained : retold, annotated & explained / by Pritchard, Evan T.,1955-(CARDINAL)379145;

Includes bibliographical references (page ).

Subjects: Indian mythology; Indians of North America;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The wonderful sky boat : and other Native American tales of the Southeast / by Curry, Jane Louise.(CARDINAL)710710;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142).Accelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Indians of North America; Indian mythology; Tales; Indians of North America; Folklore;

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7

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