The porcupine hunter and other stories : the original Tsimshian texts of Henry W. Tate /

The porcupine hunter and other stories : the original Tsimshian texts of Henry W. Tate /

In the course of his research for A Guide to B.C. Indian Myth and Legend, Ralph Maud consulted manuscripts at Columbia University Library of the stories that Henry W. Tate, a Tsimshian, sent to Franz Boas during the decade 1903-13

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tate, Henry W
Other Authors: Maud, Ralph
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver : Talonbooks, 1993
Vancouver, BC : 1993
Subjects:
Indians of North America > British Columbia > Folklore
Legends > British Columbia
Tsimshian Indians > Folklore
Indiens > Amérique du Nord > Colombie-Britannique > Légendes
Légendes > Colombie-Britannique
Tsimshian (Indiens) > Légendes
Legends
Tsimshian Indians
British Columbia
Folklore
Table of Contents:
  • Animals & Humans. The Porcupine Hunter. The Hunter's Wife Changed into a Beaver. The Girl Who Married the Bear
  • Fables. Porcupine and Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear and Beaver
  • Cosmology. Sun, Moon, and Fog
  • Moral Tales. The Blind Husband. The Deserted Youth
  • Mythic History. Revenge of the Mountain Goats. The Tsimshian Descend to the Sea. Eagle Clan Story
  • The Raven Cycle. Raven. 1. Origin of Raven. 2. Raven becomes voracious. 3. Raven steals daylight. 4. Stone and Elderberry Bush. 5. Raven (Deer) steals fire. 6. Raven and the Tide-woman. 7. Raven and the Bullhead. 8. Raven pretends to be a shaman. 9. Raven in the house of Echo. 10. Raven and Little Pitch. 11. Raven imitates Seal. 12. Raven turns the monsters into rocks. Raven is Alive. Sucking-Intestines
  • Animals & Humans The Porcupine Hunter. The Hunter's Wife Changed into a Beaver. The Girl Who Married the Bear
  • Fables. Porcupine and Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bear and Beaver
  • Cosmology. Sun, Moon, and Fog
  • Moral Tales. The Blind Husband. The Deserted Youth
  • Mythic History. Revenge of the Mountain Goats. The Tsimshian Descend to the Sea. Eagle Clan Story
  • The Raven Cycle. Raven. 1. Origin of Raven. 2. Raven becomes voracious. 3. Raven steals daylight. 4. Stone and Elderberry Bush. 5. Raven (Deer) steals fire. 6. Raven and the Tide-woman. 7. Raven and the Bullhead. 8. Raven pretends to be a shaman. 9. Raven in the house of Echo. 10. Raven and Little Pitch. 11. Raven imitates Seal. 12. Raven turns the monsters into rocks. Raven is Alive. Sucking-Intestines.

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