Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Introduction: The Storytellers’ History 1
5. 1. Creation Stories
6. Introduction 33
7. The Turtle’s Back 35
8. The Seven Stars 37
9. The Snow and Ice Boy 40
10. The Girl Who Sounds the Thunders 42
11. A Snake Legend [Julius Fouts] 44
12. The Disappearance of Corn [Charles Elkhair] 46
13. 2. Big House Stories
14. Introduction 49
15. The Misingw^e [Charles Elkhair] 51
16. Vision on the Kansas River [Charles Elkhair] 56
17. The Future of the Big House [Charles Elkhair and Julius Fouts] 61
18. Delaware Church [Julius Fouts] 64
19. 3. Culture Heroes
20. Introduction 73
21. Ball Player [Julius Fouts] 75
22. The Big Fish [Charles Elkhair] 81
23. Wehixamukes (Strong Man) [Charles Elkhair] 84
24. 4. Humans Learning Lessons
25. Introduction 87
26. Rock-Shut-Up [Charles Elkhair] 89
27. Little Masks [Julius Fouts] 94
28. He Is Everywhere (Wē ma tī gŭnīs) [Julius Fouts] 95
29. 5. Talking to the Dead
30. Introduction 97
31. First Cause of the Feast for the Dead [Minnie Fouts] 99
32. Talking to the Dead [Susan Elkhair] 102
33. Lost Boy [Charles Elkhair’s daughter?] 104
34. Otter Hide [Charles Elkhair?] 106
35. 6. The Coming of the Whites
36. Introduction 109
37. The Coming of the White Men [Julius Fouts] 111
38. Origination of White Men [Julius Fouts] 114
39. Whites & Indians [Charles Elkhair] 117
40. 7. Tales of Ordinary Life
41. Introduction 121
42. A Child’s Life [Julius Fouts] 122
43. The Three Clans [Julius Fouts] 124
44. The Origin of Stories 128
45. An Afterword in Three Parts
46. I. What Happened to the Storytellers? 130
47. II. Four Elders at the End of the Century 134
48. III. Today 170
49. Appendix A: The Turtle’s Back (Iroquoian and Munsee Versions) 173
50. Appendix B: Dutch Arrival at Manhattan (John Heckewelder’s Version) 188
51. Appendix C: The Woman Who Wanted No One (as told to Truman Michelson) 194
52. Appendix D: Elected Leaders of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, ca. 1800–Present 205
53. Acknowledgments 207
54. Glossary 211
55. Notes 213
56. Bibliography 241
57. Index 249
58. About the Authors 256