Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest - especially of Washington and Oregon (1910) (14730184166)

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Title: Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest : especially of Washington and Oregon

Year: 1910 (1910s)

Authors: Judson, Katharine Berry

Subjects: Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific Religion Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific

Publisher: Chicago : A.C. McClurg

Contributing Library: New York Public Library

Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Copyrighted by Lee Moorhouse AN INDIAN MOTHER AND PAPPOOSE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HOW THE ERMINE GOT ITS NECK-LACE Athabascan IN the valley between Koyukuk and Yukon livedan old man, his wife, and two sons. The oldman was too feeble to go out alone any longer,so he told the boys they must travel alone. There-fore they decided to go alone. In the morning they found a porcupine trail.Following this downstream, they came to a largeriver running full of ice. At the edge of the waterthe track disappeared. The brothers leaped on acake of ice and floated downstream. Again theylanded and looked for food, when they found a fishhad been left on the ice, and saw many sled tracks.They followed these. They then heard a faint cry-ing. Going on cautiously, they saw a porcupinecarrying a load. They asked it why it cried. Whenit did not answer, they clubbed it dead, cooked it,and ate it. Going on, they saw a village. An old woman came out, saw them, and called to the people of the 109 MYTHS AND LEGE

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