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The grandfathers speak : native American folk tales of the Lenapé people / collected and written by Hìtakonanuʼlaxk (Tree Beard).
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E99 .D2 H73 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hìtakonanulaxk.
- Series:
- International folk tales
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Delaware Indians--Folklore.
- Delaware Indians.
- Delaware Indians--History.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 134 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Interlink Books, 1994.
- Summary:
- A collection of stories, tales, and legends about the Lenape Indians, who are known as the Delaware Indians.
- Contents:
- Lenapé creation (Lenapé Kishelamàwa'kàn)
- Nanapush
- How the pipe came to the Lenapé
- Hoe medicine began
- Mother corn (Kakesana Xaskwim)
- Masked being (Misinkhâlikàn)
- Grandfather thunder (Muxumsa Pethakowe)
- Rainbow Crow (Mànàka'has)
- When the animals left Lanapé land)
- Wèhixamu'kès
- Seven wise men (Nishash chak Lèpâ'chik)
- Ball player (Tukhikàpapa'lit)
- Little grandfather
- Wematekàn'is and the hunter
- Sugar maple (Axsìnamìnshi)
- Boy who lived with bears
- Stubborn girl
- Greedy maiden
- Mastodon (Yakwawi)
- No hunter and the water monster (Màtàlâ'wit âk Aman'kamèk)
- Hunters and the turtle
- Woman who lived with snakes
- Big fish (Xinkwena'mès)
- White men (Wapsitàk) and the bullock's hide.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 134).
- Local Notes:
- The Indian Rights Association Complementary Collection.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hìtakonanulaxk. Grandfathers speak.
- ISBN:
- 1566561299
- 9781566561297
- 1566561280
- 9781566561280
- OCLC:
- 29218801
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