Native American

Native American religion, mythology and folklore are covered extensively at this site: A long-standing problem with this section (and several others at this site relating to traditional peoples' spiritual beliefs) has been the lack of authoritative information. We are in the process of expanding this section by scanning public domain ethnographic accounts on specific Native American religious and spiritual practices. We are fortunate that there is a wealth of such material available, which makes it so much more puzzling why more of it is not on the Internet yet. The study of Native Americans by anthroplogists has had its share of bad science and ethical problems. However, the texts we are in the process of scanning were written by 19th and 20th Century ethnographers who were known for their careful and respectful approach to the people they studied. These were scholars who lived for years with the people they studied, and obtained permission to transcribe their oral sacred literature. These texts cover a wide range of Native Americans or don't fit into one of the categories above. This is a quiet place in cyberspace devoted to religious tolerance and scholarship Non-public domain contents of this site not otherwise copyrighted are © copyright 2010, John Bruno Hare, All Rights Reserved. See Site copyrights, Terms of Service for more information. Index |  FAQ |  Contact |  Search |  Open Source for the Human Soul

General

Tales of the North American Indians

by Stith Thompson · 1929

The classic cross-cultural Native American folklore study.

The Path on the Rainbow

by George W. Cronyn · 1918

A ground-breaking collection of Native American oral literature: poetry, chants and rituals.