Creation and death, the wily trickster, wolves,magic, and passion -- these are part of a richheritage of Native American mythology and folktales.From tribes that vanished long ago, as well asfrom great tribes like the Ojibwa and Zuni thatproudly remain, here are the powerful ancient beliefswith which North American tribal societies bringorder to the universe and understanding to theheart.

Editor Susan Feldmann hasassembled this introductory anthology of oralliterature around themes that allow comparison of the manyways different tribes explained similar concepts.The result is a magnificent journey into theNative American cosmos and a chance for us toexperience everything from the beginning of time to thepassage through death with the first people of ourland.