Publisher's Synopsis
"Native American Legends Stories Of The Hopi Indians Vol One," offers an in depth study of the Hopi Indian tribe. Contained in 207 pages are some of the best stories originating from the history of the Hopi Indians.
Native American Mythology began long before the European settlers arrived on North American soil. Contrary to popular beliefs, there is more to Native American Folklore than stories of buffalo hunts, teepee living and animal stories. Hundreds of tribes throughout North American created a huge mythological system that has rivaled that of the Greeks.
The Hopi Indians culture was and is rich with these stories. With a past stretching back thousands of years, they are one of the oldest living cultures in documented history. The tribe's teachings relate stories of a great flood and other events dating to ancient times. The Hopi trace their ancestry back to the Ancient Puebloan and Basketmaker cultures. They were responsible for many stone structures and artifacts of the Grand Canyon and across the Southwest. A deeply religious people, they live by the ethic of peace and goodwill.
The stories collected in this book represent some of the best to be found. Included you will find: The Song of Creation - A Hopi Legend, The White Dawn of Hopi, The Pookonghoyas and the Cannibal Monster, The Two War Gods and the Two Maidens, Dug-From Ground, Origin Myth, Coming Of The Hopi From The Underworld, The Origin Of Some Oraibi Clans, The Spider Clan, The Bear Clan, The Wanderings Of The Spider Clan (Kohk'ang-Namu), The Origin Of The Yayaatu Society, The Origin Of Some Mishongnovi Clans, The Destruction Of Palatkwapi, How Ball-head (Tatciqto) Wedded And Oraibi Maiden, The Aho'li And Other Walpi Katcinas, Pookonghoya And His Brother As Theives, and many, many more.
