Title:
"That's what they used to say" : reflections on American Indian oral traditions / Donald L. Fixico.
Author:
Fixico, Donald Lee, 1951- author.
Publication Information:
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]
©2017
Call Number:
E98.F6 F54 2017
Abstract:
"This book on American Indian oral tradition invites understanding on how storytelling, legends and prophecies, oral histories and creation myths knit together and explain the Indian world through the power of the spoken word."--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780806157757
Physical Description:
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Power of the spoken word -- Creation myths of the earth and people -- Legends of warriors -- Indian oratory -- Ghost stories and little people -- Moccasin trail -- Indian humor -- Prophecies and visions -- Conclusion.
Personal Author:
