[1]The scenic pictures in this volume were selected to show the
magnificence and beauty of the home of many of these myths.
[2]These Indian houses were made with rough, loose boards on the
sides and top, which were shifted to let the smoke out, and in
summer to let the breeze in. The fire was always in the center
of such one-room houses, and the usual smoke hole was
immediately above it.
[3]The warm wind of the North Pacific Coast is called a chinook.
[4]Devilfish was the usual bait in halibut fishing.
[5]This myth is said to give an excellent idea of climatic
conditions along part of the Northwest Coast—largely a struggle
between the rainy southeast wind and the cold north wind.
[6]Told by all Cree Indians, but of course influenced by contact
with the white race.
[7]Popularly called Whiskey Jack, though the word is Indian. It
means “meat bird,” as this Canadian jay is fond of meat and
therefore is a great torment around camps.
[8]The name appears under various spellings—Manibozho, Nanebojo,
etc. Nenebuc appears among many tribes centering around the
Great Lakes, though the myth is essentially Ojibwa. Other
versions of it, received from the American Ojibwas, will be
found in the author’s _Myths and Legends of the Mississippi
Valley and the Great Lakes_.
[9]The chief interest of this tale is that it is a correct
description of Indian cooking and feasting.
[10]There seem to be innumerable waterfalls in North America
concerning which there is such a tradition as this one. Without
question many of them are imaginary. This story of the Crees and
Iroquois is told by many tribes, though the location of the
falls differs in every version of the story.
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