Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians

by Morris Edward Opler

First published in 1938, this pioneering work is based on the accounts of Jicarilla men and women born in the 19th century. These stories which were meant to be told on winter nights take up the creation of the universe, the slaying of monsters, games and artifacts, hunting rituals and encounters with supernatural animals, and the trickster Coyote. There are also vivid, earthy stories of foolishness and unfaithfulness.

406 pp