Iroquois Folk Tales: Native American Short Stories - Paperback

by Lorrie L. Birchall (Editor), Mabel Powers (Author)

This collection of Iroquois folk tales was first published a century ago by a white woman named Mabel Powers. She traveled from wigwam to wigwam, listening and sharing the stories she heard. To preserve them, she wrote them down and was made an honorary member of the Iroquois. She was called, "Yeh sen noh wehs" which means "one who carries and tells the stories."

• Includes 30 short stories--each is 2-3 pages in length
• Includes many pourquois tales of how things came to be---How the Turkey Buzzard Got His Tail, Why the Cuckoo is So Lazy, Why the Chipmunk Has Black Stripes, and so on . . .
• Stories have been formatted to 8 1/2" x 11" trim size for ease of photocopying
• Stories are printed with a clean, easy-to-read font for ease of close reading
• Stories provide examples of Native American primary source material of Indian folklore
• Ideal for children in grades 3-6