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Beliefs Haida 1
Beliefs Eastern Eskimo 5
Beliefs Bella Coola 7
Creation of the World Wyandot 9
How the Earth was Formed Cree 12
Old One and Creation Thompson River 15
Creation of the Earth Thompson River 16
Raven and Creation Haida 18
Origin of Rivers in Queen Charlotte Islands Haida 20
Origin of Haida Land Haida 22
Raven and Moon-woman Haida 25
Origin of Light Wyandot 28
Origin of Light Thompson River 29
Creation of Light Carrier 31
Coming of Fire Carrier 33
How Grizzly Bear and Coyote made Light and the Seasons Shuswap 35
Origin of Light and Fire Lillooet 38
How Fire was Secured Lillooet 42
How Raven Brought Fire Haida 44
When Mink Carried the Torches Bella Coola 45
Old One Shuswap 50
The Great Fire Lillooet 52
The Burning of the World Cree 54
The House of Sun Bella Coola 57
Why the Sun is Bright Lillooet 60
When Sun was Snared Ojibwa 62
Sun and Moon Thompson River 64
The Man in the Moon Central Eskimo 65
Why the Moon is Pale Wyandot 67
The Woman in the Moon Shuswap 68
Moon Thompson River 69
War with the Sky People Thompson River 70
How Two Sisters got out of Skyland Chilcotin 72
Origin of the Pleiades Wyandot 74
The Star Hunters Chilcotin 77
The Great Bear and the Hunter Chilcotin 79
How the Summer Came Ojibwa 81
The Rainbow Trail Wyandot 83
Origin of the Chinook Wind Shuswap 85
When Glacier Married Chinook’s Daughter Lillooet 89
Mink’s War with the Southeast Wind Kwakiutl 91
When North’s Son Married Southeast’s Daughter Haida 94
Capture of Wind Chilcotin 98
How Wind Became a Slave Haida 99
Thunder, Lightning, and Rain Central Eskimo 100
Thunder Wyandot 101
Turtle and the Thunder Bird Ojibwa 103
Why Lightning Strikes the Trees Thompson River 105

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