Don't go into the basement alone!. ... These stories tell different tribes where they came from. ... The adults always go golfing on the morning of the 4th and get back in just enough time to watch the 4th of July Parade go throughout the town. ... Whether it be creation stories like those in "On the Way to Rainy Mountain-, or trickster stories like a few in the Erodes/Ortiz packet. ... This book tells the creation and evolution of the Kiowa's. ...

• Word Count: 1461
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Heritage of the Southwest Cowboys and Cowgirls never seem to go out of style. ... Any working cowboy or rancher will tell you that it's a profession that can be learned, but usually not without a few hard knocks. ... What became in time the Hispano homeland, the Upper Rio Grande, is a vast arid region defined by a life-giving river that descends from the steep southern ranges of the Rocky Mountains through the barren plateaus of the north to the Chihuahuan desert of the south. It is the ancestral homeland of sedentary Tanoan and Keresan Pueblo Indian peoples, who diverted its wat...

• Word Count: 1505
• Approx Pages: 6

" He tells me those things ," (Niatum 140). ... Many other narratives branched off this concept to tell of the migration of ancestors, adventurers of culture heroes, and the origin of ceremonies, customs, and rituals. ... This history of literature goes along with the history of the white migration across the United States. ... One example is the narrative of Black Elk called Wasichus in the Hills; it tells the story of a Sioux holly man (Riley 97-106). ... They also believed in place such as the mountains, lakes, and rivers. ...

• Word Count: 1765
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Kachinas were Hopi spirits or gods, which lived within the mountains. ... You could tell a family's importance by looking at their totem pole. ... All Indian messengers carried wampum belts when going to other tribes. ...

• Word Count: 2409
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School