In 1883 a Smithsonian Institution ethnologist traveled to western New YorkState to record the traditional tales of the Iroquois tribe known as theSeneca. These ... » 

In 1883 a Smithsonian Institution ethnologist traveled to western New YorkState to record the traditional tales of the Iroquois tribe known as theSeneca. These myths picturesque archaic even grotesque appear here intheir original form exactly as spoken. Many focus on seasons or weatherothers creation myths and animals. «