Apache legends & lore of southern New Mexico :
by Sanchez, Lynda
Published by : History Press (Charleston, SC) Physical details: 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm ISBN:9781626194861 (pbk.); 1626194866 (pbk.).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| sw 900 - 999 | 979.0049725 San (Browse shelf) | Available | Unasigned | 101873 |
Foreword, by Mary M. Serna -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Coming full circle -- In the shadow of the sacred mountain -- History and traditions of the Apache -- The legacy of Old Scout Bigmouth (1855-1958) -- Percy Bigmouth's gifts (1891-1959) -- The coveted haven -- "I kept it in my sleeves" (as told by Percy Bigmouth and Eve Ball) -- The legend of creation -- Its strings are made of rainbows: the Apache cradleboard ceremony -- Classic animal stories and antics -- Old coyote (the trickster) tales -- Of doves and Old Brown Turkey -- Legends of caves and bats -- On the war trail -- Of raiding and war -- Enemy people (Comanches) -- The return of the captives -- The Battle of Coyote Mountain -- victory and bitter defeat -- Apache vengeance -- gold, silver and a pueblo's demise -- Crossing over the bridge.
Storytelling has been a vital and vivid tradition in Apache life. Coyote tales, the creation legend and stories of historic battles with Comanche and Anglo intruders create a colorful mosaic of tribal heritage.
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