Myths of the Iroquois. (1883 N 02 / 1880-1881 (pages 47-116))

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Words that were printed in italics are marked with _ _. Printing and spelling errors have been corrected. A list of these corrections can be found at the end of the document. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION----BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. MYTHS OF THE IROQUOIS. BY ERMINNIE A. SMITH. CONTENTS. Page. CHAPTER I.--GODS AND OTHER SUPERNATURAL BEINGS 51 Hi-nuⁿ destroying the giant animals 54 A Seneca legend of Hi-nuⁿ and Niagara 54 The Thunderers 55 Echo God 58 Extermination of the Stone Giants 59 The North Wind 59 Great Head 59 Cusick's story of the dispersion of the Great Heads 62 The Stone Giant's wife 62 The Stone Giant's challenge 63 Hiawatha and the Iroquois wampum 64 CHAPTER II.--PIGMIE…

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