Table of Contents
List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Pronunciation GuideSong from the myth "Kwikumat Became Sick," QuechanGeneral IntroductionMaking Texts, Reading TranslationsPart 1. Selections"Creation Songs," Cupeño1. Kwaw Labors to Form a WorldAtsugewi, 1996 Northwestern CaliforniaDoctor dance song, Yurok 2. Test-ch’as (The Tidal Wave)Tolowa, 19853. "The Young Man from Serper" and Other StoriesYurok, 1951, 1985-19884. Coyote and Old Woman BullheadKaruk, circa 19305. The Devil Who Died LaughingKaruk, 1950 6. "The Boy Who Grew Up at Ta’k’imilding" and Other StoriesHupa, 1963-19647. The Bear GirlChimariko, 1921North-Central CaliforniaSpell said by a girl desirous of getting a husband, Northern Yana8. How My Father Found the DeerAchumawi, 19709. Naponoha (Cocoon Man)Atsugewi, 193110. A Story of LizardYahi, 191511. A Selection of Wintu SongsWintu, 1929-193112. Loon Woman: He-who-is-made-beautiful, She-who-becomes-loonWintu, 192913. Four Songs from Grace McKibbinWintu, circa 198214. How I Became a DreamerNomlaki, 193515. Mad BatMaidu, circa 190216. CreationEastern Pomo, 193017. The Trials of Young HawkSouthern Pomo, 194018. The Woman Who Loved a SnakeCache Creek Pomo, 1988 19. The Dead People’s HomeLake Miwok, 1980South-Central CaliforniaExcerpt from "The Ciq’neq’ Myth," Ventureño Chumash 20. Two Stories from the Central Valley"Visit to the Land of the Dead": Chawchila Yokuts, 1931"Condor Steals Falcon’s Wife": Yowlumni Yokuts, 193021. The Contest between Men and WomenTübatulabal, circa 193222. The Dog GirlIneseño Chumash, 1913Southern CaliforniaExcerpt from an account of "The Soul," Quechan23. The CreationSerrano, 196324. A Harvest of Songs from Villiana Calac HydeLuiseño, 1988-199225. From "The Life of Hawk Feather": The Bear EpisodesCupeño, 1962 and 192026. In the Desert with Hipahipa Mojave, 190227. An Account of OriginsQuechan (Yuma), 1908Part 2. Essays on Native California Languages and Oral Literatures"When I Have Donned My Crest of Stars," KiliwaA Brief History of Collection"Women’s Brush Dance Song," LuiseñoNotes on Native California Oral LiteraturesFuneral speech, Quechan Notes on Native California LanguagesMaps Bibliography Acknowledgments of PermissionsIndex
