Barbeau. Huron and Wyandot mythology

Today's free book is Huron and Wyandot mythology by C. M. Barbeau (1915). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).


Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION.

PART I. COSMOGONIC AND SOCIOLOGICAL MYTHS.

(A) COSMOLOGICAL MYTHS 
1. The origin of the world 
2. Creation myth (first version) 
3. Creation myth (second version) 
4. The thunder 
5. The origin of the sun-shower 
6. The origin of the Pleiades 
7. Origin of the Seven Stars 

(B) GIANTS AND DWARFS 
8. Skadawati and the giant 
9. The giant and the Indian 
10. The flinty giant 
11. The dwarfs 
12. The two giant cousins and the old witch 

(C) OTHER ETIOLOGICAL MYTHS 
13. The big turtle myth 
14. The contest of the big turtle, land animals, and fowls 
15. The little grey woodpecker and the Indian maid
16. The twins and the cave people 
17. The skunks'league against smallpox 

(D) SOCIOLOGICAL MYTHS, OR MYTHS OF ORIGIN OF POWER AND SOCIAL STANDING 
18. Origin of the phratries 
19. The origin of the Snake clan 
20. The Snake clan's myth of origin 
21. The Snake clan 
22. The Snake clan's myth 
23. The Lion fraternity's myth of origin 
24. The white otter and the Ustura feast 
25. The eagle and the hunter 
26. The hunter and the eagle 
27. The snake and the hunter's stepson 
28. The wolf and the young man 
29. The lion and the hunter 
30. The lion and the boy 
31. The maple and the woman 
32. The hunter and the dwarf woman 
33. The beaver giving "powers" 
34. How a poor man became a medicine-man 
35. The bear and the hunter's stepson 
36. The bear and the stepson 
37. The mother-bear and the stepson 
38. The bear and the hunter's son 
39. The ill-treated husband 
40. The seven brothers transformed into oxen 

(E) CHARMS DERIVED FROM MONSTERS 
41. The ground-squirrel and the lion monsters 
42. The ground-squirrel and the flying lion 
43. The monster lizard and the hunter 
44. The boy and his pet snake 

(F) WiZABDS AND WITCHES 
45. The witch transformed into a hen 
46. The woman with twins and the wizard 
47. The seers and the man buried in the woods 
48. The witch's daughters and the suitors 
49. The suitors 
50. How a wizard's daughter got married 
51. The canoe song 
52. The sorcerer roasting a human heart 

PART II. FOLK-TALES.

(A) THE TRICKSTER AND HEROES 
53. The trickster and the old witch (first version) 
54. The witch and the trickster (second version) 
55. The witch and the trickster (third version) 
56. The two wizards and the witch 

(B) ANIMALS AND THEIR MYTHICAL ADVENTURES 
57. The fox and the raccoon 
58. The raccoon and the fox 
59. The wolf and the raccoon (first version) 
60. The raccoon and the wolf (second version) 
61. The deer, the owl, and the old woman's daughters
62. The rabbit and the wolf 
63. The bear and the rabbit 
64. The old robin 
65. The fox and the rooster 

(C) HUMAN ADVENTURES 
66. The old bear and his nephew 
67. The steer and the ill-treated stepson 
68. Tawidi-a and his uncle 
69. "He is going to the land of bliss
70. The fugitive young woman and her dog charm 
71. The deer and the ill-treated sister-in-law 
72. The snakes in the cranberry patch (first version) 
73. The horned snakes in the swamp (second version)
74. The child and his grandmother 
75. The warrior and the animals 
76. The wildcat with a bloody scalp 
77. The dogs and the wild cotton 
78. The pumpkin and the rabbit 
79. To a child 

PART III. TRADITIONS.

(A) ANECDOTES 

80. Thebigsnake 
81. The child and the deer 
82. The drowned deer and the child 
83. The skinned deer escaping 
84. The ground-hog skin bag 
85. How a famine was averted 
86. The medicine-men and the white man's doctor 
87. The small deer charm 
88. An old Indian's personal reminiscences 

(B) HISTORIC TRADITIONS 
89. The coming of the white man foretold 
90. The advent of the white man 
91. The coming of the white man 
92. The Wyandots at war with the Senecas 
93. A Wyandot war adventure 
94. A Wyandot expedition against the Cherokees 
95. The war between the Wyandots and the Cherokees. 
96. War with the Pawnees 
97. How the whites fought the Wyandots 
98. The white man and the Indian 

Appendix.
I. MYTHS.

(A) COSMOGONIC AND BTIOLOGICAL MYTHS 
1. Huron traditions; by Father Paul Ragueneau, S.J.
2. Cosmogonic myths; by Brother Gabriel Sagard 
3. Cosmogonic myth; by Father Brebeuf, S.J 
4. Cosmogonic myths; by Father Brclx-uf, S.J 
5. Cosmogonic myths; by Father DeCharlevoix, S.J
6. The red and white men's gods; by Rev. J. B. Finley 
7. Cosmogonic beliefs; by H. R. Schoolcraft 
8. The making of the world; by H. Hale 
9. Creation myth; by W. E. Connelley 
The woman who fell from heaven 
The great island 
The little turtle in the sky, or the creation of the sun, moon, and stars 
The twins born 
The great island enlarged 
10. The modification of the great island 
The deer and the rainbow, or how the animals got into the sky 
People brought to the great island 
The first war and the first works of the great island destroyed 
The re-creation by Tseh-stah of the works of the great island 
The flying heads 
The great serpents 
The witch buffaloes 
The stone giants 
Why the deer drops his horns every year 
11. The origin of the Pleiades; by W. E. Connelley 
12. The stars Dehndek and Mahohrah; by W. E. Connelley 
13. Why the autumnal forests are many-coloured; by W. E. Connelley 
14. Thunder; by Father Brebeuf, S.J
15. The wampum bird; by W. E. Connelley 
16. The origin of the Delawares; by W. E. Connelley 
17. How the Wyandots obtained the tobacco plant; by W. E. Connelley 
18. Origin of the medicine formulae; by W. E. Connelley 
19. Journey to the world of souls; by Father Brebeuf, S.J 
20. The village of souls; by Father Brebeuf, S.J 

(B) Origin myths of supernatural power and protection.
21. The thunderers, their protege^ and the porcupine; by H. Hale 
22. The ukis and the origin of the medicine feasts; by Father Brebeuf, S.J 
23. The ukis, the mask, and medicines; by Father F. J. LeMercier 
24. The sky old man and his protege; by Father H. Lalemant, S.J 
25. The frog, the bear, and a captive woman; by P. D. Clarke 
26. The bird ukis and the warrior; by P. D. Clarke
27. The origin of the Hawk clan; by W. E. Connelley
28. Origin of the Hawk clan; by W. E.Connelley 
29. The origin of the Snake clan; by W. E. Connelley
30. The Snake clan; by W. E. Connelley 
31. The origin of the Panther fraternity; by P. D. Clarke 
32. The horned serpent, and Tijaiha; by H. Hale 

II. FOLK-TALES.

33. The big dog; by W. E. Connelley 
34a. Legende du grand serpent; by P. A. DeGaspe
34b. The great serpent and wolverene; by Sir J. M. LeMoine 
35. The fox and the raccoon; by B.N. O.Walker 
36. The lazy hunter who wished to get married; by W. E. Connelley 
37. The tattler; by W. E. Connelley 

III. TRADITIONS AND ANECDOTES.
38. Origin of the Wyandot-Seneca war; by P. D. Clarke 
39. The Wyandot-Seneca war; by Jos. Warrow 
40. The Senecas at war with the Wyandots; by H. R. Schoolcraft 
41. The first white men seen in America; by P. D. Clarke 
42. A Wyandot-Seneca encounter; by P. D. Clarke 
43. Wyandot-Cherokee battle; by P. D. Clarke 
44. The Hurons and the Ojibwas; by Rev. T. C. Thomas 
45. The Wyandot and the Shawnee; by P. D. Clarke
46. The Indian gamblers; by W. E. Connelley 
47. A meeting of the Wyandots and the Senecas; by P. D. Clarke 
48. The Americans and the Wyandots; by P. D. Clarke 
49. The Wyandots slay white soldiers; by Rev. J. B. Finley 
50. Traditional history of the Wyandots; by P. D. Clarke