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The bone picker : native stories, alternate histories / by Mihesuah, Devon A.,1957-author.(CARDINAL)369569;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162)."Under the shadow of gray clouds, three children venture into the woods, where they spot the corpse of an old man on a scaffold. Suddenly a wild figure emerges, with long fingernails and tangled hair. It is the Hattak fullih nipi foni, the bone picker, who comes to tear off rotting flesh with his fingernails. Only the Choctaws who adhere to the old ways will speak of him. The frightening bone picker is just one of many entities, scary and mysterious, who lurk behind every page of this spine-tingling collection of Native fiction, written by award-winning Choctaw author Devon A. Mihesuah. Choctaw lore features a large pantheon of deities. These beings created the first people, taught them how to hunt, and warned them of impending danger. Their stories are not meant simply to entertain: each entity has a purpose in its behavior and a lesson to share--to those who take heed. As a Choctaw citizen, with deep ties to Indian Territory and Oklahoma, Mihesuah grew up hearing the stories of her ancestors. In the tradition of Native storytelling, she spins tales that move back and forth fluidly across time. The ancient beings, we discover, followed the tribe from their original homelands in Mississippi and are now ever-present influences on tribal consciousness. While some of the horrors told here are "real life" in nature, the art of fiction that Mihesuah employs reveals surprising outcomes or alternative histories. It turns out the things that scare us the most can lead to the answers we are seeking and even ensure our very survival."--

Subjects: Short stories.; Choctaw Indians in literature.; Choctaw mythology; Supernatural in literature.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4

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Choctaw tales / by Mould, Tom,1969-(CARDINAL)537216;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284) and index.The storytellers -- The genres of Choctaw storytelling -- Creation stories and myths -- Supernatural legends and encounters -- Historical legends -- Prophecy -- Jokes and tall stories -- Animal stories -- Stories in Choctaw.

Subjects: Choctaw Indians; Choctaw mythology.; Tales; Legends;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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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 Hatak witches / by Mihesuah, Devon A.,1957-author.(CARDINAL)369569;

"After a security guard is found dead and another wounded at the Children's Museum of Science and History in Norman, Oklahoma, Choctaw detective Monique Blue Hawk and her partner Chris Pierson are summoned to investigate. The detectives are baffled at the lack of fingerprints, footprints, or any obvious means to enter the locked building. The only initial clues are owl feathers found scattered in the basement. While perusing old archival records, Monique discovers that the motive for the crimes was to steal an ancient and deformed half-human, half-bird skeleton from the seldom-used and neglected physical anthropology archives known as the 'Room of Secrets.' She consults with her uncle, the spiritual leader Leroy Bear Red Ears, who concludes that the stolen remains are those of Hatak haksi, a witch and the matriarch of the Crow family, a group of centuries-old Choctaws who can shift into ishkitini-great horned owls. The witch's pelvis was left behind, however, because it did not fit through the air duct the owls used to escape the museum. Monique, Leroy, and Chris, along with her cousins Dustin and Andrew, plan to confront the Crows. The problem is that the Crows inhabit the Choctaws' mythological underground tunnel, the dark passage the tribe traveled after their creation eons ago. One of the cave's entrances is located on Chalakwa Ranch, a property owned by Monique's cousin Andrew. It is a treacherous place for the group to challenge the Crow family, but aided by Leroy's wisdom, the witch's missing pelvis, and the unexpected appearance of the Old Ones who guard the lands of Choctaw afterlife, Monique and her colleagues manage to defeat the Crows"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Fantasy fiction.; Women detectives; Murder; Choctaw Indians; Witches; Shapeshifting;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4

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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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Traditional stories of the Southeast nations / by Mooney, Carla,1970-author.(CARDINAL)349099;

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Native American nations of the Southeast -- Stealing fire -- Linked to the land -- Trickster tales -- The lasting impact of oral histories -- Story summaries -- Stop and think."The Southeast region covers the coastal and inland areas of the American South. Traditional Stories of the Southeast Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Choctaw, Natchez, and Cherokee. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject." -- Publisher's website.790L

Subjects: Illustrated works.; Informational works.; Folk literature; Indian mythology; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Indians of North America;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5

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Where the lightning strikes : the lives of American Indian sacred places / by Nabokov, Peter.(CARDINAL)127356;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-335) and index.East -- Worlds in an Island-Penobscot -- Naming the spirits-Ojibwa -- Hills of hidden meaning-Choctaw -- Between river and fire-Cherokee -- South -- A tale of three lakes-Taos/Zuni -- Place as personal-Navajo/Apache -- Christ in the flower world-Yaqui -- Draining the sacred places-Hopi -- North -- A geology of power-Plateau --Priestly skies, shamanic earth-Pawnee -- Journeys to promised lands-Hidatsa/Crow -- The heart of everything-Lakota/Cheyenne/Kiowa -- West -- Singing the origins-Colorado River -- Beyond the Goddess-Southern California -- Where mountains congregate-Central California -- Mourning and renewal-Northern California.

Subjects: Indians of North America; Indian mythology; Sacred space; Geographical perception;

Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7

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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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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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