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Rarely, have social scientists focused their efforts analyzing Canadian Indian l egends. This book by Ella Elizabeth Clark, Indian Legends of Canada, is an exception.
The book is divided into six parts in which Clark classifies various Canadian In dian legends of the Huron, Iroquois, Cree, Haida, Micmac, Kootenai, Chippewa, Blackfeet, Eskimo and Malecite. These sections are named by the author as follows: 1) Tales of Long Ag o when the World was Young (pp. 1 - 36); 2) Culture Myths - The Beginning of Indian Ways of Living (pp. 37 - 70); 3) Nature Myths and Beast Fables (pp. 71 - 85); 4 Myths and Legends of Landscape Features (pp. 86 - 110); 5) A Medley of Stories (pp. 111 - 126); 6) Personal Nar ratives and Historical Traditions (pp. 127 - 168).
Clark provides through these divisions, important material for the historian, et hnologist, anthropologist and lover of Canadian Indian folklore. She succeeds...