The origin of the Milky Way and other living stories of the Cherokee / collected and edited by Barbara R. Duncan ; with stories told by Davy Arch ... [et al.] ; illustrations by Shan Goshorn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duncan, Barbara R.

Arch, Davey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cherokee Indians--Folklore.

Cherokee Indians.

Tales--North Carolina.

Tales.

Storytellers--North Carolina.

Storytellers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cherokee people have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for thousands of years. During all this time, they have told stories to each other to explain how things came to be, to pass on lessons about life, and to describe the mountains, animals, plants, and spirits around them. The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee collects 27 stories that are great for kids and are still being told by storytellers today. Presented by members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in their own words, the stories appear in free-verse form, like poems on the page, so

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Why the Stories Look and Sound the Way They Do; How to Pronounce Cherokee Words; Learning More about Cherokee People; 1 Living with People; 2 Living with Animals; 3 Living with Plants and the Earth; 4 Living with Spirits; 5 Living with Monsters; 6 Living with Cherokee Language; 7 Living with the Past and Future; Glossary; Map: Cherokee Lands; Timeline; Further Reading; About the Storytellers; Acknowledgments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-88-908810-4-5

0-8078-8669-6

0-8078-8670-X

OCLC:

401794860