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	Probert Encyclopaedia: North American Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In Iroquois mythology, Keneun is chief of the Thunderbirds.
		In Iroquois mythology, Onatah was the corn goddess.
		In Dakota mythology, Takuskanskan is the wind-spirit and trickster.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /DB.HTM (1791 words)

	Native American mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Native American mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological.
		Cherokee Native American culture who mainly live in the southeastern United States and in Oklahoma.
		Ho-Chunk and Winnebago are tribes of Native Americans, which were once a single tribe living in Wisconsin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Native_American_mythology (340 words)

	Mythology and American Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Yet American culture openly disgraces mythology, relegating it to the land of Greek scholars or children’s bedtime stories, while opting to find answers to the aforementioned questions in science and order.
		American popular culture does not possess a unifying mythology and lacks a strong form of unifying ritual, and the effects of this are readily seen in the troubles of today’s world.
		However, it is this author’s belief that many members of our culture have sought out, found, and embraced a mythology of their choosing to fill the lack of mythology in their lives.
	www34.brinkster.com /befreelance/thesis.htm (4483 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Americans appear to run around in their daily lives without questioning their existence or how they got to be where they are in life in the same way I believe ants fail to be self-aware.
		American mythology and culture are needed in order to keep everyone acting like ants (work from 9 to 5, go to the grocery store, buy toys for the kids, pay taxes).
		Mythology provides a limited escape from reality and allows Americans to believe things that are clearly repugnant to an outside and unbiased observer who truly loves freedom and equality.
	alpha.zimage.com /~ant/antfarm/read/AntsInAmericanPants.doc (4058 words)

	American_mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Ultimately, American Folklore is a constant intertwining of the new and the old, the mechanical and the pastoral, the mundane and the miraculous, for no other purpose it seems than to fill up the space of a lazy afternoon.
		A mythology is simply a story of some sort which has emotional, cultural, moral or ethical value to a nation.
		Though Christopher Columbus did not participate in the founding of the American government, he has been interpreted as a "founder" of the American nation, in that it is descended from the European immigrants that would not have moved to the New World if Columbus had not found where it was.
	www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=American_mythology (718 words)

	AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY: IN POLITICS AND RELIGION
		These are only a few of our American myths, and it daily becomes more and more obvious that when some of these myths are challenged--as many are in our time- -the reaction is often anger and a confused state of insecurity.
		Most American Christians grew up with a conventional image of the faith that is still the accepted understanding among evangelicals and fundamentalists.
		The final myth of conventional American Christianity is its death orientation, which cries out to the non-believer: “Where will you spend eternity?” It all boiled down to the idea that to be saved meant heaven, the rest to eternal damnation.
	home.earthlink.net /~wchess/ncuu/archives/AMERICAN_MYTHOLOGY.htm (1690 words)

	Classical Mythology in American Life and Literature to 1855
		I want particularly to investigate the opening-up of mythology's mysteries to people of both sexes who did not go to secondary school and college, and to women in particular--that is, the groups which did not until the nineteenth century have access to classical languages.
		Returning now to the theme of this paper--the democratization of classical mythology in America to 1855, I am using here the older definition of mythology which I believe is still the popular one, a traditional body of knowledge about old stories, and the stories to which I refer are those of Greece and Rome.
		Americans tried, as Richard L. Bushman puts it to "reconcile their commitment to aristocratic gentility with their devotion to republican equality." The parlor was a salient example of this contradictory behavior.
	www.fivecolleges.edu /mcleary/cmal.html (5915 words)

	The Presence of Mythology in American Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A topic relating to American Literature was chosen for the third symposium because Connotations has enjoyed from its beginning the support of many American scholars and, moreover, because it was sponsored for some years by the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen for the express purpose of promoting American studies in that region.
		The long-standing fascination with mythology on the part of the editors eventually led to the decision to focus on "The Presence of Mythology in American Literature." There were other good reasons for this choice, of course.
		Therefore, it might be possible to argue that the presence of mythology in American Literature is something of a paradigm for the interplay of tradition and innovation in the growth of the cultural identity of the United States.
	www.uni-tuebingen.de /connotations/prefac523.htm (433 words)

	José Angel Hernández
		Regeneration through Violence, Richard Slotkin argues that the North American frontier mythology is a major force in shaping the national character of the country.
		The internal tension between the Moira and Themis elements in their European mythologies (and the psychological tensions that is the source of this myth-duality) found an objective correlative in the racial, religious, and cultural opposition of the American Indians and colonial Christians.
		It was within this genre of colonial Puritan writing that the first American mythology took shape—a mythology in which the hero was the captive or victim of devilish American savages and in which his (or her) heroic quest was for religious conversion and salvation.
	vi.uh.edu /pages/buzzmat/slotkin.htm (1569 words)

	Dictionary of Native American Mythology:Gill, Sam D.; Sullivan, Irene F.:0195086023:eCampus.com
		But in Dictionary of Native American Mythology we learn that Coyote is a cultural hero and trickster figure with vast numbers of stories from many tribes.
		Dictionary of Native American Mythology is a careful selection of the distinctive stories, characters, themes, symbols, and motifs that interweave the traditions of over 100 different Native American cultures.
		Dictionary of Native American Mythology is a monumental contribution to the study of Native American myth and ritual, both past and present.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?ISBN=0195086023 (280 words)

	FOLK F352 6000 Native American Visible Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This course introduces students to the study of Native American images and representations.
		In particular, within the context of Indigenous film and video, this course explores the multiple definitions of "mythology" as 1) fundamental histories and stories of a particular people, 2) ancient explanations of a group's world view and 3) the fictions and half-truths of one's ideology.
		Questioning the themes of assimilation, historiography, contemporary politics and religiosity, the students will be expected to watch and critically respond to films on a weekly basis.
	www.indiana.edu /~deanfac/blsu204/folk/folk_f352_6000.html (156 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Mythology of Native North America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		After explaining the importance of Native American myths, Leeming and Page give a wonderful introduction to Native American culture, pointing out shared traits and beliefs (such as the earth-diver creation story) that can be found from Siberia and northern Eurasia to North America down through Central and South America.
		Each one gives a few Native American myths to support it, ranging from traditional Native American myths (both told by Native peoples and recorded by anthropologists) to Oglala holy man Black Elk to James Mooney's massive Myths of the Cherokees, and covering a wide variety of Nations and regions.
		Native American myths are always primitive, raw, peculiar, and sometimes entertaining, but might not be for everyone.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806130121?v=glance (1098 words)

	Regional Folklore and Mythology
		Greek Mythology discusses the cosmogony and theogony of the Greeks, the story of the Argonauts, and the Iliad and the Odyssey.
		Mythology of Jupiter offers brief versions of myths about the god Jupiter and some of the other characters after which the moons of the planet Jupiter were named.
		Dazhdbog in Russian mythology by Sergei Naoumov recounts the tale of the son of the god Perun and the mermaid Ros.
	www.pibburns.com /mythregi.htm (5605 words)

	THE FROG IN NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY
		Repeatedly in these tales, the frog (or a water demon with frog-like characteristics) was depicted as the guardian of all the fresh water in the springs and wetlands of the world.
		In their fecundity, the impounded waters were thus similar to the European Cornucopia, the horn of plenty which fed the world and brought joy to both the gods and humanity.
		The Salamander, called the Water Dog by American ethnographers, is also a common water guardian in native myths, as were Snakes in rivers" (from the glossary, page 39).
	www.angelfire.com /id/newpubs/frog.html (927 words)

	French Women Do Too Get Fat - What the best seller neglects to mention. By Kate Taylor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Unlike Americans, who buy processed, flavorless food and therefore need to eat a lot of it to feel gratified, the French, by eating better-tasting food and savoring it more consciously, "fool themselves" into being satisfied with less.
		And while much of Guiliano's advice seems sensible, there is also an opening for extremism in her suggestions* that we savor our food and refuse to eat anything that isn't of the highest quality and taste.
		We Americans may be innocent, artless, and nuance-allergic, but we are sharp enough to recognize that French women's advantage over us is simply that they are thinner—not that they have better, saner, less complicated attitudes about food.
	slate.msn.com /id/2113911 (1269 words)

	Lepidoptera in the Mythology of Native Americans Cultural Entomology Digest 4
		Born out of the caterpillar in the chrysalis, butterflies were a symbol of rebirth, regeneration, happiness, and joy to Native Americans in Mexico.
		It should always be sniffed from the side, for the top was left for the souls to visit, where they could enjoy the fragrance thus reserved especially for them (1).
		Native South Americans also integrated various Lepidoptera into their mythologies (6).
	www.insects.org /ced4/mythology.html (921 words)

	Sojourners Magazine: American Mythology
		If the American people believed only what is demonstrably true, it seems, President Bush would not be re-elected.
		While one can well point to the administration's manipulation of the media, to the power of the conservative media itself and its "news by sound bite," or to general American ignorance, there are more fundamental reasons why we accept these myths.
		In developing a theory of the origins of violence and culture, French intellectual René Girard discovered that in order to manage the violence and instability that arise within them, all societies blame (and then sacrifice) arbitrarily chosen scapegoats, a process that generates the needed social solidarity among those remaining.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4010/is_200409/ai_n9424939 (729 words)

	Essay: Native American Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Summary: The types of myths varies greatly among Native American Indian groups.
		Most are very nature-conscious; treating animals and elements of the environment as though they were on the same level as people.
		Examines an Aztec myth about the present-day fifth sun, the Mayan mythology of maize, and another with the Piasa bird, an animal myth.
	www.essays-now.com /show_report.php?r_id=2744 (56 words)

	Yahooligans! - Around the World:Countries:United States:Cultures and Traditions:Native American:Mythology and Religion
		Abenaki Literature - brief info about this tribe from Maine and their story on the strange origin of corn.
		Mythology of North American Indians - learn about the myths of the Pawnee, Navajo, and Lakota tribes.
		Totem Poles: An Exploration - find out about totem pole symbols and myths, what the phrase "low man on the totem pole" means, and places you can go to find them.
	www.yahooligans.com /Around_the_World/Countries/United_States/Cultures_and_Traditions/Native_American/Mythology_and_Religion (274 words)

	American Mythology
		It is the mission of this book to expose and debunk some of the more prevalent myths of accepted American history.
		It demonstrates the fiction of many of the famous episodes in American history and replaces it with the facts.
		This book would entertain anyone with an interest in history and one need not be an armchair historian to enjoy it.
	www.amprpress.com /AmMyth.htm (297 words)

	Mythology essays and papers - Greek, roman, norse, egyptian, celtic, chinese, american mythology.
		Mythology essays and papers - Greek, roman, norse, egyptian, celtic, chinese, american mythology.
		Offers essays, research papers and term papers on world mythology includes greek, roman, norse, egyptian, celtic, chinese, japanese, babylonian, irish, african, native american and indian.
		Understanding mythology involves more than knowing the characters and their stories, but recognizing the ways these myths organized culture as well as the ways cultures organized their myths.
	www.mythologypapers.com (620 words)

	Native American myths
		Another key feature of the Native American spiritual outlook is found in the powers ascribed to the Four Directions, which occur either literally or in symbolic form throughout the stories.
		The Four Directions have to be in balance for all to be well with the world, and often a central point of balance is identified as a fifth direction; for example, four brothers represent the outer directions, and their sister the centre.
		In her self-sufficiency and virgin inviolability she is like the Greek goddesses Athene and Artemis, though since the coming of the Native American Church, many Native people have identified her with the Virgin Mary.
	www.livingmyths.com /Native.htm (2169 words)

	The Frog In Native American Mythology
		In their fecundity, the impounded waters were thus similar to the European Cornocopia the horn of plenty which fed the world and brought joy to both the gods and humanity" (page 26).
		"In native American myth the Frog is not the only important supernatural water guardian.
		And in this role she is also associated with human pregnancy whereby the female impunds fertile waters in the womb.
	www.angelfire.com /id/newpubs/frog192.html (459 words)

	Native Americans
		American Indians of the Pacific Northwest "over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau.
		Camping With the Sioux: Fieldwork Diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher "Anthropologist Alice Fletcher lived with Dakota Sioux women on reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota for six weeks in the fall of 1881 and recorded her experiences in two journals" (Scout Report).
		National Congress of American Indians the primary group lobbying on behalf of Native American groups in the United States
	www.accd.edu /pac/lrc/nativeam.htm (818 words)

	Star Wars: An American Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
		Tolkien was an Oxford scholar of languages and literature, a man intimately familiar with Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythological texts in the original languages, who wanted to create a mythology for England and the English (Tolkien discounted Arthuriana as real mythology, on the grounds of its historical and especially religious entanglements with the real world).
		Star Wars is pop mythology — a "McMyth," as a recent critical article put it — but in our McCulture even a McMyth can be vastly preferable to no myth at all, and certainly to other, less wholesome mythologies (e.g., the Matrix trilogy).
	decentfilms.com /sections/articles/2535 (3911 words)

	native american mythology, native american, indian, american indian, southwest, pacific northwest, native american ...
		native american mythology, native american, indian, american indian, southwest, pacific northwest, native american culture, american indian culture, native american art, american indian art, flutes, shaman drum
		Here are the stories concerning the creation of the universe, the theft of fire and daylight, the death and rebirth of salmon, and, especially, the formationof such geographical features as The Dalles, the Columbia River, the Yukon River, and Mount Shasta, Hood, Rainier, Baker, and Adams.
		Carve full-size or in miniature the majestic totem poles and masks of the Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest.
	www.magictails.com /rmnativeam.html (1830 words)

	Native American (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Central American Goddesses briefly describes 15 goddesses from Aztec and Mayan mythos.
		Encyclopedia of Hotcâk (Winnebago) Mythology is a good collection of mythic material about this tribe from what is now the Wisconsin area.
		Native American Folklore is an essay by Standing Bear, Chief of the Oglala Sioux (1905-1939).
	www.mythiccrossroads.com /american-native.htm (744 words)

	Ant 435/635 American Indian Mythology and Religion
		The course focuses on the interpretation of American Indian mythologies and folktales and their connections to ceremonials, languages, and culture in general.
		A good strategy is to get one or two related books, perhaps an ethnography of an ethnic group that interests you, or a dictionary of an Indian language, and milk them all semester for comparisons.
		Write a squib on the sources of Black Elk’s authority as a religious leader, or the pitfalls of studying American Indian mythology and religion.
	www.nevada.edu /~gbp/syllabi/ant435.htm (1671 words)

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