Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Myths of the Cherokee This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: Myths of the Cherokee Author: James Mooney Release date: May 11, 2014 [eBook #45634] Most recently updated: October 24, 2024 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45634 Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE *** MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE BY JAMES MOONEY EXTRACT FROM THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1902 CONTENTS Page I--Introduction 11 II--Historical sketch of the Cherokee 14 The traditionary period 14 The period of Spanish exploration--1540-? 23 The Colonial and Revolutionary period--1654-1784 29 Relations with the United States 61 From the first treaty to the Removal--1785-1838 61 The Removal--1838-1839 130 The Arkansas band--1817-1838 135 The Texas band--1817-1900 143 The Cherokee Nation of the West--1840-1900 146 The East Cherokee--1838-1900 157 III--Notes to the historical sketch 182 IV--Stories and story-tellers 229 V--The myths 239 Cosmogonic myths 239