Myths and Tales of Southeastern Indians
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/se/mtsi/index.htm

SACRED TEXT This collection of stories from the Southeastern Native American region covers mythology and folklore from the Creek, Hitchiti, Alabama, Kosati, and Natchez. Since the tales were collected in the early 20th c. they include 'modern' elements as guns and dry-goods stores, and obvious post-relocation wildlife such as Buffalo. However, the original stories are visible in strong relief, including the trickster (in this area, a very rascally Rabbit), the Corn-mother, and many tales that are similar to the Cherokee and other tribes farther afield.

ID: 6. Added: 2011-09-14 19:04:40

Native Languages of the Americas: Native American Indian Legends and Folklore
http://www.native-languages.org/legends.htm

SACRED TEXT This collection of Native American folktales and traditional stories can be read online. They are indexed by tribe to make them easier to locate. However, variants on the same legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are related or neighbors to each other.

ID: 7. Added: 2011-09-14 19:07:11

Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_mythology

WEB RESOURCE Native American belief systems include many sacred narratives. Such spiritual stories are deeply based in Nature and are rich with the symbolism of seasons, weather, plants, animals, earth, water, sky & fire. The principle of an all embracing, universal and omniscient Great Spirit, a connection to the Earth, diverse creation narratives and collective memories of ancient ancestors are common. Traditional worship practices are often a part of tribal gatherings with dance, rhythm, songs and trance e.g. the sun dance

ID: 13. Added: 2011-09-20 00:19:28

How the World Began: A Seneca Creation Myth
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61477/61477-h/61477-h.htm

WEB RESOURCE This Native American creation story from Seneca Myths and Folk Tales by Arthur C. Parker provides a valuable insight into the religious beliefs of the Seneca Indians. It is detailed enough to use in a comparative religions activity. It is very detailed and might best be excerpted by teachers of young students.

ID: 14. Added: 2011-09-21 15:15:53

Native American Spirituality
http://web.archive.org/web/20060830091802/religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/naspirit.html

WEB RESOURCE Part of the Religious Movements website at the University of Virginia, this page on Native American spirituality provides a Pan-Indian overview of beliefs and a list of some specific Native groups and their traditions. It discusses the mixed feelings among Indians about Christianity and provides a list of reviewed links on Native American culture and history.

ID: 16. Added: 2011-09-21 15:25:53

Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1525635.Crazy_Horse_s_Vision

BOOK This beautifully illustrated story about the famous Lakota warrior shows the Native practice of vision quest as a powerful spiritual element of Sioux resistance to white settler encroachment on their land and society. Live Oak Media, 2007. K-4

ID: 17. Added: 2011-09-21 15:27:50

Overview of Native American Religion
http://web.archive.org/web/20050330085408/http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_032600_religion.htm

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE This article in the Native American Encyclopedia by George E. Tinker puts Native American belief systems and spiritual practices into perspective for Euro Americans

ID: 353. Added: 2012-03-16 04:14:42

Blackfoot Creation and Origin Myths
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/blkftcreation.html

TRADITIONAL STORIES This site has seven creation stories from the Blackfoot people.

ID: 416. Added: 2013-02-18 03:38:03

Native American Religion
http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/religion.html

WEB RESOURCES This is a set of resources drawn from the web showing stories and religious practices from a range of Native American tribes. These practices including shamans,medicine men, holidays, myths and stories.

ID: 546. Added: 2013-05-03 22:32:08

Nez Perce: National Historic Park Museum Collections
http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/nepe/

WEB RESOURCE This National Park Service site has images and descriptions of artifacts related to the spirituality and religious practice of the Nez Perce people both before and after contact. From this overview page select Legend Times, Daily, and Contact and Change for specific information.

ID: 554. Added: 2013-06-09 22:30:28

Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest by Ella E. Clark
https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8-3KVL03UYC

BOOK This book is a collection of one hundred and more tribal tales from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon. It presents Indian creation and nature stories told for generations around their fires. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and storytelling customs.

ID: 604. Added: 2013-08-15 02:53:14

The Raven Story
http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/echo07.lan.stories.raven/the-raven-story/

WEB RESOURCE This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, presents a telling of the Tlingit myth, "How Raven Gave Light to the World." The story is told by Shirley Kendall (Eagle Moiety), originally from the Alaskan village of Hoonah. It is illustrated with video of Native dancers and Alaskan scenery, as well as with images depicting Raven.

ID: 621. Added: 2013-09-26 03:23:26

Creation Beliefs / Religion of the Plateau Indian tribes
http://www.aaanativearts.com/colville-tribe/plateau-indian-religion.htm

WEB RESOURCE Tribes of the plateau region practiced shamanic healing, where a medicine man was called in to treat the spirit with supernatural powers in order to cure the underlying causes of physical ailments. They also used herbal medicines to treat a wide variety of ailments and maintain general health, and performed surgeries. For more information select sacred places from this Nez Perce maintained website.

ID: 838. Added: 2016-07-08 16:29:29

Native American Legends, Lore, and Symbols
https://www.aaanativearts.com/legends-symbols

WEB RESOURCE This is a list of links to sites from many Native American tribes related to sacred stories, beliefs, and practices. As educators, be careful to use the sites related to practice in an academic fashion so that students "learn about" the beliefs but are not required to recite prayers or simulate religious rituals.

ID: 839. Added: 2016-07-08 16:43:25

First Encounters: Native Americans and Christians
https://pluralism.org/first-encounters-native-americans-and-christians

WEB RESOURCE Diverse Native American religions and cultures existed before and after the arrival of European colonialists. The majority of early colonists did not recognize the deep culture and traditions of Native peoples, nor did they acknowledge the tribes' land rights. The colonists sought to convert the Native people in the New World to Christianity and to strip them of their land.

ID: 1086. Added: 2023-04-24 11:38:23