Work in progress..

NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS AND LEGENDS-- SELECTED RESOURCES

Keeley Library    Revised  January 23, 2001
See also related guides:
  • Oral tradition
  • Storytelling
  • BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS

    in World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2001
    Ref. 031 W927 1990 v.13
     inEncyclopedia Americana. Danbury, CT:Grolier, 1999
    Ref. 031 E56A 1999
    Littleton, C. Scott. "Mythology" v. 13 . (see section on American Indian Mythology" .

    BROWSING GUIDE

    291's     Mythology 970's   Indians of North America

    SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS

    Larousse encyclopedia of mythology.  Ref. 291.1302 L332
    New Larousse encyclopedia of mythology.  Ref. 291.13 L332 1968
    Illustrated Dictionary of Mythology  Ref. 291.1303 W687 
    Atlas of Holy Places and Sacred Sites  Ref. 291.3509 W747 
    Annotated guides, myths & legends Ref. 291.13 P549 1999
    The Mythology of all races Ref 291.13 M999
    398's  Folklore
    The Folklore of world holidays Ref. 394.26 F666 1992

    sailscat.gif (2318 bytes)To locate items in our library network, search our New WebCat™using the following subjects. Many additional headings exist for folklore and legends from different countries.
    Myth 
    Mythology
    Animals, Mythical 
    Geographical myths 
    Totemism 
    Folklore 
    Gods 
    Symbolism 
    Indian mythology 
    Fables 
    Folk literature 
    Storytelling
    Coyote (Legendary character) 
    Anansi (Legendary character)
    Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character) 
    Art and mythology      add more here...

    WEB SITES

    Native American Myths and Legends Native American Myths
    Myths and Legends of the Sioux  Old Indian Legends

    Return to Making the Keeley Library Work for YOU
    Return to Integrating Library Resources with Learning Objectives
    Return to Teacher Pages
    Return to Critical Thinking
    Return to History Resources Page
    Jane Constant, Reference Librarian
    Keeley Library, B.M.C.Durfee High School of Fall River
    September, 1978  to  June, 2001