Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 202 Young, Egerton Ryerson 1840 1909 Algonquin Indian Tales Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Algonquin Indian Tales" by Egerton Ryerson Young is a collection of folklore stories gathered from the Algonquin tribes, written in the early 20th century. This compilation aims to preserve and share the rich tradition of Indian storytelling, showcasing the myths and legends that have been passed down through generations. Central characters include children Sagastao and Minnehaha, who interact with various Indian figures such as Souwanas and the legendary trickster Nanahboozhoo. The opening of the tale introduces Sagastao and Minnehaha, who are playfully taken by two Indigenous men and brought to a feast in a wigwam. Their initial apprehension turns to delight as they enjoy wild game treated with care and participate in story-time with Souwanas, the storyteller. Through tales of Nanahboozhoo, the reader is introduced to his mischievous adventures and transformative abilities, setting a tone of wonder and imagination, typical of indigenous storytelling. The children's experiences highlight themes of friendship, cultural exchange, and the joy of traditional storytelling as a means of understanding one's world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of North America -- Folklore Tales -- North America Algonquian Indians -- Fiction E011 Text Folklore Native America Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 391107 390087 2024-10-05T07:05:25.145252 2023-10-05T07:24:51.901030 text/html text/html 387287 2013-03-04T21:28:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 594228 2013-03-31T10:33:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 713853 2024-10-05T07:05:34.090200 application/epub+zip 717328 2024-10-05T07:05:29.007269 application/epub+zip 207432 2024-10-05T07:05:27.321266 application/epub+zip 913391 2024-10-05T07:05:38.046172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890028 2024-10-05T07:05:33.233218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356970 2022-09-05T10:29:08.900829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361281 361202 2024-10-05T07:05:24.199273 2023-10-05T07:24:51.002012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 362574 2004-01-31T00:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131148 2013-03-04T21:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20244 2024-10-05T07:05:38.284181 application/rdf+xml 14769 2024-10-05T07:05:28.229310 image/jpeg 3730 2024-10-05T07:05:27.923248 image/jpeg 677125 2024-10-05T07:05:25.236254 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog