CONTENTS Page I—Introduction............................................. 11 II—Historical sketch of the Cherokee ......................... 14 The traditionary period 14 The period of Spanish exploration—1540-? 23 The Colonial and Revolutionary period—1654-1784 29 Relations with the United States 61 From the first treaty to the Removal—1785-1838 61 The Removal—1838-1839 130 The Arkansas band—1817-1838 135 The Texas band—1817-1900 143 The Cherokee Nation of the West—1840-1900 146 The East Cherokee—1838-1900 157 III—Notes to the historical sketch 182 IV—Stories and story-tellers 229 V—The myths 239 Cosmogonic myths - 239 1. How the world was made 239 2. The first fire 240 3. Kana'tl and Selu: Origin of corn and game 242 4. Origin of disease and medicine 250 5. The Daughter of the Sun: Origin of death 252 6. How they brought back the Tobacco - - - - 254 7. The journey to the sunrise - 255 8. The Moon and the Thunders 256 9. What the Stars are like - 257 10. Origin of the Pleiades and the Pine .. 258 11. . The milky way 259 12. Origin of strawberries 259 13. The Great Yellow-jacket: Origin of fish and frogs 260 14. The Deluge 261 Quadruped myths 261 15. The four-footed tribes. 261 16. The Rabbit goes duck hunting 266 17. How the Rabbit stole the Otter’s coat 267 18. Why the Possum’s tail is bare - 269 19. How the Wildcat caught the turkeys 269 20. How the Terrapin beat the Rabbit 270 21. The Rabbit and the tar wolf 271 22. The Rabbit and the Possum after a wife 273 23. The Rabbit dines the Bear 273 24. The Rabbit escapes from the wolves 274 25. Flint visits the Rabbit 274 26. How the Deer got his horns 275 27. Why the Deer’s teeth are blunt 276 28. What became of the Rabbit . 277 29. Why the Mink smells 277 30. Why the Mole lives under ground 277 1. The myths—Continued. Quadruped myths—Continued. 2. , The Terrapin’s escape from the wolves 278 32. Origin of the Groundhog dance: The Groundhog’s head 279 33. The migration of the animals 28$ 34. The Wolf’s revenge: The Wolf and the Dog - - - — - 280 Bird myths 280 35. The bird tribes ....... 280 36. The ball game of the birds and animals - 286 37. How the Turkey got hie beard 287 38. Why the Turkey gobbles -—288 39. How the Kingfisher got his bill .......................... 288 40. How the Partridge got his whistle. 289 41. How the Redbird got his color 289 42. The Pheasant beating com: The Pheasant dance 290 43. Tho race between the Crane and the Humming-bird 290 44. The Owl gets married -- ...—.......... 291 45. The Huhn gets married - 292 46. Why the Buzzard’s head is bare 293 47. The Eagle’s revenge .... 293 48. The Hunter and the Buzzard 294 Snake, fish, and insect myths ........ 294 49. The snake tribe — 294 50. The Uktenaand the Ulftnafr'tl - 297 51. Agan-Uni'tsi’s search for the Uktena ....... 298 52. The Red Man and the Uktena. 300 53. The Hunter and the Uksu'hl 301 54. TheUstytll 302 55. The Uw’taOn'tfi - .. 303 56. The Snake Boy 304 57. The Snake Man - .......... 304 58. The Rattlesnake’s vengeance 305 59. The smaller reptiles, fishes, and insects.- 306 60. Why the Bullfrog’s head is striped 310 61. The Bullfrog lover - 310 62. The Katydid’s warning 311 Wonder stories 311 63. 'Ofitsaiyl', the Gambler 311 64. The nest of the TU'nuwa 315 65. The Hunter and the Tlli'nuwa 316 66. U’tlOiVta, the Spear-finger 316 67. NOtVyunu'wI, the stone man 319 68. The Hunter in the Dakwft' 320 69. Atagfi/hl, the enchanted lake 321 70. The Bride from the south — 322 71. The Ice Man .. 322 72. The Hunter and Selu _ 323 73. The underground panthers _ 324 74. TheTsundige'w! ................ 325 75. Origin of the Bear: The Bear songs _ 325 76. The Bear Man 327 77. The Great Leech of Tlanusi'y!.. 329 78. The NOfinO'hl and other spirit folk 330 70. The removed townhouses .... 335 V—The myths—Continued. Wonder stories—Continued. p“ee 80. The spirit defenders of Nlkw;lsK 336 81. Tsui*kMCi', the slant-eyed giant 337 82. Kana'sta, the lost settlement - - - - 341 83. Tsuwe'niihl, a legend of Pilot knob 343 84. The man who married the Thunder’s sister 345 85. The haunted whirlpool 347 86. Yahula - 347 87. The water cannibals 349 Historical traditions - 350 88. First contact with whites. 350 89. The Iroquois wars 351 90. Hiadeoni, the Seneca 356 91. The two Mohawks 357 92. Escape of the Seneca boys. 359 93. The unseen helpers - - 359 94. Hatcifiondofl’s escape from the Cherokee,. - - 362 95. Hemp-carrier.. 364 96. The Seneca peacemakers 365 97. Origin of the Yontohwisas dance 365 98. Ga’na’s adventures among the Cherokee 367 99. The Shawano wars 370 100. The raid on Tikwali'tsI 374 101. The last Shawano invasion 374 102. The false warriors of Chilhowee 375 103. Cowee town 377 104. The eastern tribes - 378 105. The southern and western tribes 382 106. The giants from the west 391 107. The lost Cherokee 391 108. The massacre of the Ani'-Kuta'iil 392 109. The war medicine 393 110. Incidents of personal heroism 394 111. The mounds and the constant fire: The old sacred things 395 Miscellaneous myths and legends 397 112. The ignorant housekeeper 397 113. The man in the stump 397 114. Two lazy hunters. 397 115. The two old men 399 116. The star feathers 399 117. The Mother Bear’s song 400 118. Baby song, to please the children 401 119. When babies are born: The Wren and the Cricket 401 120. The Raven Mocker 401 121. Herbert’s spring 403 122. Local legends of North Carolina 404 123. Local legends of South Carolina 411 124. Local legends of Tennessee 412 125. Local legends of Georgia 415 126. Plant lore 420 VI—Notes and parallels 428 VII—Glossary 506