“We are dealing here with a living literature,” wrote Morris Edward Opler in his preface to Myths and Tales of the Chiricahua Apache Indians. First published in 1942 by the American Folk-Lore Society, this is another classic study by the author…
A comprehensive and diverse collection of American Indian myths and legends, starting from creation and moving though the ordeals of the hero and on to the end of the world.
Depicts individual undergoing a sacrificial ritual to enact a myth, that isthe overcoming of the ego for the service of the tribe. Directed by Elliot Silverstein. Starring Richard Harris. “In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He…
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