Legends of the Kaw

LEGENDS OF THE KAW INDIAN FOLK LORE DE VOE [Illustration: SCENE IN THE KANSAS VALLEY.] LEGENDS OF THE KAW THE FOLK-LORE OF THE INDIANS OF THE KANSAS RIVER VALLEY. BY CARRIE DE VOE. FRANKLIN HUDSON PUBLISHING CO., KANSAS CITY, MO. 1904. Copyright, 1904, by FRANKLIN HUDSON PUBLISHING CO., Kansas City, Mo. CONTENTS. I. INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. The heroes of Kansas in the early days.--The first inhabitants.--Pathos of Indian traditions and their tragic interest.--Interpretation of myths.--Tradition of the Mississippi Valley.--Theory of a dual soul.--Ancient religion of the North American Indians.--Ideas of Divinity.--Spirits.--Communication with the unseen world.--Description of heaven, found in the di…

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