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Myths and Legends of the Great Plains

Gelesen von Kyle Van DeGlast

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Myths and Legends of the Great Plains is a compendium of myths and legends from the Great Plains region of the US. It includes many short stories, and also quite a few songs and poems. Each tale is tagged with what culture it is from - (Summary by Kyle Van De Glast) (3 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Bianki's Vision / Preface

6:15

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The Creation - Osage

3:04

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How the World was Made - Cherokee

4:42

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The Flood and the Rainbow - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)

1:44

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The First Fire - Cherokee

3:25

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The Ancestors of People - Osage

0:51

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Origin of Strawberries - Cherokee

1:35

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Sacred Legend - Omaha

4:27

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The Legend of the Peace Pipes - Omaha

2:51

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A Tradition of the Calumet - Lenni-Lenapi (Delaware)

1:42

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The Sacred Pole - Omaha

3:08

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Ikto and the Thunders - Teton

1:09

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The Thunder Bird - Commanche

1:00

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The Thunder Bird - Assiniboin

0:46

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Song to the Thunder Gods - Omaha

0:56

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Songs of the Buffalo Hunt - Sioux

0:51

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Origin of the Buffalo - Teton

2:02

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The Buffalo Being - Teton

1:35

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The Youth and the Underground People - Omaha

10:42

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The Buffalo and the Grizzly Bear - Omaha

3:04

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My First Buffalo Hunt - Omaha

2:58

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Bird Omens - Sioux

1:22

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The Bird Chief - Omaha

0:57

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Song of the Birds - Pawnee

1:21

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Song of Kawas, the Eagle - Pawnee

0:51

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The Eagle’s Revenge - Cherokee

1:29

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The Race between Humming Bird and Crane - Cherokee

1:30

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Rabbit and the Turkeys - Omaha

1:38

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Unktomi and the Bad Songs - Dakota

4:06

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How the Pheasant Beat Corn - Cherokee

0:41

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Why Turkey Gobbles - Cherokee

0:58

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Omaha Beliefs - Omaha

1:33

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Pawnee Beliefs - Pawnee

3:06

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A Song of Hospitality - Sioux

1:02

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A Song of the March - Sioux

2:09

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Song of the Prairie Breeze - Kiowa

0:41

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Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies - Mandan

2:46

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Legend of the Corn - Arikara

4:03

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Tradition of the Finding of Horses - Ponca

3:11

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Dakota Beliefs and Customs - Dakota

2:31

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Why the Tetons Bury on Scaffolds - Teton

1:23

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The Ghost’s Resentment - Dakota

4:49

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The Forked Roads - Omaha

1:10

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Tattooed Ghosts - Dakota

1:10

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A Ghost Story - Ponca

1:06

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The Ghost and the Traveler - Teton

1:11

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The Man who Shot a Ghost - Teton

1:57

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The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost - Teton

3:46

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The Wakanda, or Water God - Yankton

2:46

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The Spirit Land - Arapahoe

1:31

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Waziya, the Weather Spirit - Teton

0:54

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Kansas Blizzards - Kansa

1:22

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Ikto and the Snowstorm - Teton

1:16

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The Southern Bride - Cherokee

1:05

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The Fallen Star - Dakota

10:37

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Quarrel of Sun and Moon - Omaha

1:00

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Why the Possum Plays Dead - Cherokee

1:37

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Bog Myth - Dakota

1:11

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Coyote and Snake - Omaha

1:40

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Why the Wolves Help in War - Dakota

1:37

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How Rabbit Escaped from the Wolves - Cherokee

1:35

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How Rabbit Lost His Fat - Omaha

1:08

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How Flint Visited Rabbit - Cherokee

2:22

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How Rabbit Caught the Sun in a Trap - Omaha

2:11

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How Rabbit Killed the Giant - Omaha

3:42

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How Deer Got His Horns - Cherokee

1:47

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Why the Deer has Blunt Teeth - Cherokee

1:46

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Legend of the Head of Gold - Dakota

3:47

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The Milky Way - Cherokee

0:52

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Coyote and Gray Fox - Ponca

1:33

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Ictinike and Turtle - Omaha

2:41

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Ictinike and the Creators - Omaha

6:15

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How Big Turtle Went on the War Path - Omaha

22:28

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