Stories and Legends
Everything has a Story! From Creation to animal stories, their origins may be shrouded in history, but their relevance endures.
Ababinili And Creation 
Great Spirit is known to the Chickasaw people as Ababinili, the Spirit of Fire and the Sun. Apache Creation Story
In the beginning was only Tepeu and Gucumatz (Feathered Serpent). These two sat together and thought, and whatever they thought came into being. Blackfoot Creation Story
The legend of creation as believed by the Peoples of the Blackfoot tribes. Retold by Phyllis D. Burns. Cherokee Creation Stories
Cherokee creation stories as told by the Cherokee Peoples and retold by P.D. Burns Coyote Helps Grandfather
Grandfather, tell the children about the old ways... Coyote The Hungry
A Caddo legend about Coyote the Trickster, who is always hungry... Crow Brings Daylight
Long, long ago, when the world was still young, it was always dark in the north where the Inuit people live. They thought it was dark all over the world... Giant and the Four Wind Brothers
There were four brothers in a family that lived in a huge cave on the top of a high mountain in the present state of Maine. Grandmother Spider Steals The Fire
A creation story of the Choctaw People of Tennesse and Mississippi as told by the Choctaw and retold by P.D. Burns. Great Serpent And The Flood
Like all tribes, the Ojibwe have their Creation myths. This is an Ojibwe Creation myth...
Guardian Of Yosemite
A Miowak Myth, Retold by Phyllis Doyle Burns
Hopi Creation Story
The Creation Story as told by the Hopi Peoples and retold by P.D. Burns How Rabbit Got His Long Ears
A long time ago when Rabbit was first on Earth he had very short ears. One day he had nothing to do... How Selfishness Was Rewarded
A Tlingit Tale, retold by Phyllis Doyle Burns
How To Scare A Bear
Long ago and far away this did not happen. Inuit Creation Story
Time was, there were no people on earth. The first man still lay inside the pea pod. Lakota Creation Story
The story of creation as told by the Lakota Peoples and retold by P.D.Burns Little Burnt Face and Strong Wind
He had three daughters. The eldest was jealous, cruel, and ugly; the second was vain; but the youngest of all was very gentle and lovely. Navajo Creation Story
A Navajo Creation story as told by the Navajo Peoples and retold by P.D. Burns Ojibwe Dream Catcher Legend
Long ago in the ancient world of the Ojibwe Nation, the Clans were all located in one general area of that place known as Turtle Island. Pokoh, Old Man
Pokoh, Old Man, they say, created the world. Rainbow Bridge Myth
The legend of the Chumash people and their love of dolphins. Sedna, Mistress Of The Underworld
Once upon a time there lived on a solitary shore an Inung with his daughter Sedna. Spider Woman And The Twins
Spider Woman represents the female aspect of the Hopi matrilineal culture. The Little People of the Cherokee 
Have you ever experienced a legend? There are so many things we consider to be just stories told by the Elders. But when there is interaction with the Little People, we are forced to re-consider. The Maid Of The Mists
An Ongiaras Tribe Myth, Retold by Phyllis Doyle Burns
The Spirit Lodge
Like all Native American peoples, the Lenape had their mythological legends. One such myth is about The Spirit Lodge and their beloved chief Quaquahela, The Wind God
The Hopi legend of the Wind God, retold by Phyllis Doyle Burns Three Sisters Stand Together
Throughout history, throughout the world, the love of sisters is to be cherished. Winter Storytellers
Winter was a time of teaching. One story that every child loved was about the beginning of life, the Creation. Wise Ol' Owl
Were owls always wise? This myth tells us... Native American Homepage | Editor's Picks Articles | Top Ten Articles | Native American Site Map
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