ed Lover 129

Sheem, the forsaken Boy, or Wolf Brother 136

Mishemokwa; or, the War with the Gigantic Bear wearing
the precious prize of the Necklace of Wampum, or the
Origin of the Small Black Bear 142

The Red Swan 161

Tau-wau-chee-hezkaw; or, the White Feather 180

Pauguk, and the mythological interpretation of Hiawatha 188

Iena, the Wanderer; or, Magic Bundle 194

Mishosha; or, the Magician of Lake Superior 202

Peeta Kway, the Foam-Woman 213

Pah-hah-undootah, the Red Head 216

The White Stone Canoe 223

Onaiazo, the Sky-Walker. A Legend of a Visit to the Sun 228

Bosh-kwa-dosh; or, the Mastodon 233

The Sun-Catcher; or, the Boy who set a Snare for the Sun.
A Myth of the Origin of the Dormouse 239

Wa-wa-be-zo-win; or, the Swing on the Pictured Rocks of
Lake Superior 243

Mukakee Mindemoea; or, the Toad-Woman 246

Eroneniera; or, an Indian Visit to the Great Spirit 251

The Six Hawks; or, Broken Wing 258

Weeng, the Spirit of Sleep 262

Addik Kum Maig; or, the Origin of the White Fish 265

Bokwewa; or, the Humpback Magician 269

Aggodagauda and his Daughter; or, the Man with his Leg
tied up 274

Iosco; or, the Prairie Boys' Visit to the Sun and Moon 278

The Enchanted Moccasins 293

Leelinau. A Chippewa Tale 299

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Wild Notes of the Pibbigwun 303

INTRODUCTION.

Hitherto, Indian opinion, on abstract subjects, has been a sealed book.
It has been impossible to extract the truth from his evasive replies.
If asked his opinion of religion in the abstract, he knows not the true
meaning of the term. His ideas of the existe