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The First Americans 7
The Wild-Rice Indians 13
Stories and Story-Tellers 17
Welcome to a Papoose 21
The Indian Baby and Her Cradle 25
White Cloud's First Ride 28
Nokomis Tells a Story 34
The Firefly Dance 37
Swift Elk, the Indian Boy 40
The Naming of Swift Elk 45
Fire and the Fire Makers 49
The Thunderers 56
The Little People of the Forest 58
Black Wolf Tells a Story 62
The Race Between the Crane and the Humming
Bird
67
Hunting Wild Ducks 70
A Brave Duck 77
Summer Sports 81
The Ball Game 85
The Animals and the Birds Play Ball 89
Gathering Wild Rice 94
The Ant and the Katydid 100
How Wild Rice Was Discovered 102
Moving the Dolls' Camp 106
Finding a War Feather 114
The Lynx and the Hare 117
How the Animals Saved the Tribe 119
Winter Evenings 125
The Ground-Hog Dance 131
The Lucky Hunter 134
How Sickness Came 140
How Spring Conquered Winter 144
The Gift of Corn 149
The Magic Canoe 154
The Happy Hunting Grounds 158
About the Book 160

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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