Seneca Myths and Folk Tales is a collection of traditional stories of the Seneca people, recorded and retold by Arthur C. Parker, an archaeologist and ethnologist. The tales reflect Seneca oral tradition, beliefs, and daily life within the Haudenosaunee world. It offers listeners a warm and informative introduction to Indigenous folklore of North America.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
BUFFALO Historical Society PUBLICATIONS VOLUME TWENTY-SEVEN Edited by Frank H. Severance THE ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH LEGENDS WERE TOLD. FǡLjƽ ĵ PĵƗƿǵƗƿƄ SƒLj΅ƗƿƄ ǵƒŧ IƿǵŧǡƗLjǡ Ljż ĵ Bĵǡƫ LLjƿƄ ƒLjǼǪŧ, œΏ RƗŕƒĵǡŠ J. TǼŕƫŧǡ. SENECA MYTHS AND FOLK TALES BY ARTHUR C. PARKER, M.S. Archæologist, New York State Museum
Life Member, The Buffalo Historical Society BUFFALO, NEW YORK: Published by the BUFFALO HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1923
THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY PRINTERS AND BINDERS MEADVILLE, PA.
TO FRANK H. SEVERANCE, L.H.D., LL.D. Secretary, The Buffalo Historical Society President, The New York State Historical Association WHOSE NUMEROUS ESSAYS AND HISTORICAL WRITINGS HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT, AND WHOSE INTEREST IN THE SENECA INDIANS AND THEIR HISTORY HAS NEVER WANED, THIS VOLUME OF SENECA FOLK TALES IS DEDICATED IN TESTIMONY OF THE AUTHOR’S SINCERE ADMIRATION AND ESTEEM.
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