Table of Contents
Foreword to the Second Edition Jill La Pointe xi
Note on Orthography xv
Foreword to the First Edition Thomas Hess xvii
Preface: s?abalx∂c (Shared Thoughts) Vi Hilbert xxi
Introduction Thomas Hess xxxi
Journey to the Sky and Back Down to the Earth 3
Loon with Deer Was Hunting Ducks with Bow and Arrow 6
The Basket Ogresses Chase Coyote 8
Wolf Brothers Kill Elk and Beaver 10
Boil and Hammer Are Living There 15
As Told Charley Anderson
Basket Ogress 17
As Told Louise Anderson
Legend of the Seasons (All Year Round Story) 22
As Told Emma Conrad
Fly 31
As Told Annie Daniels
Basket Ogress 39
As Told Agnes James
Coyote 42
As Told Andrew (Span) Joe
Mink and the Changer 54
Pheasant, Raven, and the Hunters 58
Coyote's Son Had Two Wives 64
The Seal-Hunting Brothers 70
Coyote Marries His Own Daughter 84
Eyes of Coyote 92
Basket Ogress 104
As Told Martha Lamont
Legend of the Seasons 107
As Told Harry Moses
The Legend of the Humpy Salmon 114
The Work of the Winds 118
The Legend of the Three Sisters 119
As Told Ray Paul
Steelhead 123
Yellowhammer and His Wives 126
Sockeye Salmon in Baker River 133
Moose 141
As Told Susie Sampson Peter
Basket Ogress 146
As Told Martin Sampson
Coyote Dances with the Sea Shells 149
As Told Alice Williams
Grizzly Bear and Rabbit 151
Skunk 155
As Told Lucy Williams
Four Short Stories 160
Coyote Was Creating Rivers
Skunk's Important Information
Crane Saved Coyote's Life
The Ticklish Bear
As Told Walt Williams
Appendix 1 Boil and Hammer 165
As Rewritten into Lushootseed Vi Hilbert
Appendix 2 Data on the Texts 175
Selected Readings 181
Folklore Sources
Historical Sources
Ethnographic Sources
Linguistic Sources