The vivid imagination, robust humor, and profound sense of place of the Indians of Oregon are revealed in this anthology, which gathers together hitherto scattered and often inaccessible legends originally transcribed and translated by scholars such as Archie Phinney, Melville Jacobs, and Franz Boas.
IntroductionEditor’s NoteMythological Map of OregonPART ONE, Northeastern OregonCoyote and the Swallowing Monster (Nez Perce)Smohalla’s Ghost Dance Cosmogony (Wanapum)Dream Prophecy Song (Nez Perce)How the Cayu
