Boas. Folktales of Salishan and Sahaptin Tribes.

Today's free book is Folktales of Salishan and Sahaptin Tribes by Franz Boas with L. Farrand, H. J. Spinde, M. K. Gould, and J. A. Teit (1917). 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

Folk-Tales of Salishan Tribes.
I. Thompson Tales, by James A. Teit.
1. Coyote Tales 
(1) The Origin of Death
(2) Coyote steals Fire
(3) Coyote and Elk
(4) Coyote and Deer
(5) Coyote, Fox, and the Sun People
(6) Coyote teaches People to mate
(7) Coyote and the Marmots
(8) Coyote is attacked by Comb and Awl
(9) Coyote and the Geese
(10) Coyote, Fox, and the Egg-Gatherers
(11) Coyote and his Guests
(12) Coyote and his Elk Wife
(13) Coyote and the Berry-Pickers
(14) Coyote digs Roots
(15) Fox steals Coyote's Food
(16) Fox steals Coyote's Food
(17) Coyote wears Fox's Rattle
(18) Coyote and the Woodpeckers 
(19) The Mosquitoes 
(20) The Cannibal who used an Elk as a Decoy 
(21) Coyote steals Sweat-House-Man's Blanket 
(22) Coyote-Berries 
(23) Coyote and the Rolling Bowlder 
(24) Coyote and the Rabbits 
(25) The Sisters who married Coyote and Lynx
(26) The Coyote People 
(27) Old-Coyote and the Coyote People 
(28) Coyote and the Flood 

2. Sesulia'n and Seku'lia 
3. Qwa'qtqwEtl and Kokwe'la 
4. The Wind-Man 
5. Mourning-Dove
6. Sea-Gull 
7. Sun-Fire 
8. The Hot-Wind People and the Cold-Wind People 
9. KwEskapi'nEk 
10. The Bush-Tailed Rat 
11. Marten and Fisher 
12. The Bald-Headed Eagle 
13. The Flea 
14. Lynx and Deer 
15. Elk and Antelope 
16. Owl and Ntsaa'.z 
17. The Dog and the Girl 
18. The Girl who married the Crow 
19. Coyote and Buffalo 
20. Wolverene and the Elk Skull 
21. Nke'kaumstEm 
22. Wolf-Boy 
23. The Lytton Girls who were stolen by Giants 
24. The Deer 
25. The Boy who travelled to the Sun 
26. The Dead Woman and her Child 
27. The Man who brought to Life his Sweetheart 
28. H61h61akwo'xa or H61akw5'xa 
29. The Woman who was captured by a Grizzly Bear 
30. The Snake-Lover 
31. Peqo's el ea'pi.la 
32. Migration Legend 
33. The Woman who became a Horse 
34. The Orphans who ascended to Heaven 
35. Ai'lul; or, The Unlucky Gambler 
36. The Man who married Cold's Daughter 
37. Coyote goes Fishing 
38. Striped-Face 
39. The Hunter who fooled the Grizzly Bear 
40. Simon Fraser's Visit in 1808 

II. Okanagon Tales, by James A. Teit.
1. Coyote Tales  
(1) Coyote 
(2) Origin of the Columbia River 
(3) Introduction of Salmon 
(4) Coyote marries his Daughter (or Niece) 
(5) Coyote and the Ice People 
(6) Coyote and the Blackfeet 
(7) Coyote, Fox, and Panther 
(8) Coyote and Buffalo 
(9) Coyote and Old-One 
(10) Coyote and Grizzly-Bear 

2. Old-One 
3. The Creation 
4. Origin of the Earth and People 
5. War with the Sky People 
6. Dirty-Boy 
7. The Bear-Woman 
8. Eagle and Beaver 
9. The Mouse 
10. Skwotilkwola'na 

III. Okanagon Tales, by Marian K. Gould.
1. Kelauna 
2. Left-Arm 
3. The Warrior and his Faithless Wife 

IV. Sanpoil Tales, by Marian K. Gould.
1. Coyote becomes Chief of the Salmon 
2. The Tick and the Deer 
3. The Rolling Stone 
4. How the Cold lost its Power 
5. Chipmunk and Meadow-Lark 
6. The Toad (Sme'nap) 
7. The Origin of Death 
8. Skunk and Badger 
9. The Five Wolves 
10. The Origin of Fire
11. The Eagles 
12. The Poisoned Arrows 
13. The Race between Turtle and Frog 
14. The Origin of the Different Languages 
15. The Weeping Woman 
16. Timtimenee; or, The Island of Death 
17. Starvation 

V. Pend d'Oreille Tales, by James A. Teit.
1. Coyote, Wren, and Grouse 
2. Coyote and the Snake-Monster 
3. Coyote and Mountain-Sheep 
4. Coyote and the Skukula'na Women 
5. Coyote and Elk 
6. The Wren 

VI. Coeur d'Alene Tales, by James A. Teit.
1. Conditions in Mythological Times 
2. Old-One 
3. Coyote's Son 
4. Coyote and the Sun 
5. Coyote introduces Salmon 
6. Coyote and WSwei'.tc 
7. Division of the Cannibal's Body 
8. The Sun and the Moon 
9. Toad and the Moon 
10. The Wind 
11. The Hot and Cold Winds 
12. Heat and Cold 
13. Thunder 
14. Origin of Death 
15. Star Myths 
16. The Arrow-Chain 
17. The Water-Mystery 
18. The Water-Buffalo 
19. The Nka'mEmEn Water-Mystery 
20. The Water-Mystery of the Upper San Joe River 
21. The Rolling Head 

VII. Tales from the Lower Fraser River, by James A. Teit.
1. Transformer Story 
2. The Dog-Children 
3. The Fish-Man 
4. Origin of the Sturgeon 
5. The Deluge 
6. Origin of the .sxo'exo'e Mask 
7. A Man eats his Sisters' Berries 
8. The Giant 
9. The Cannibal 

Folk-Tales of Sahaptin Tribes.

VIII. Sahaptin Tales, by Livingston Farrand, edited by Theresa Mayer.
1. Coyote and his Son 
2. Coyote liberates the Salmon 
3. Coyote and the Geese 
4. Coyote and the Swallowing Monster 
5. Coyote's Wars 
6. Coyote and the Log-Worm 
7. Coyote and Crane 
8. The Eye-Juggler 
9. The Rival Suitors 
10. The Bungling Host 
11. Coyote and Fox 
12. Coyote kills the Moon 
13. The Bears 
14. The Owl 
15. How Rabbit got his Wife 
16. The Origin of Death 
17. The People of Ancient Times 

IX. Nez Perce Tales, by Herbert J. Spinden.
1. Coyote's Wars 
2. The Bungling Host 
3. Coyote and Fox 
4. Coyote and Fox get Food 
5. Coyote and Fox run Races 
6. Fox and Coyote as Shamans 
7. Coyteand the Moon 
8. Frog and Coyote 
9. Grizzly-Bear and Coyote 
10. Coyote and the Mallard-Ducks 
11. Coyote in the Buffalo Country 
12. Coyote of the Lower Country 
13. The Owl-Monster 
14. Frog and Bluejay 
15. The Diving Beaver 
16. The Sun and the Moon 
17. Wildcat 
18. Grizzly-Bear and Raccoon 
19. The Duck's Marriage 
20. Notes 
21. The Man who married a Bear 
22. The Seven-Headed Monster 
23. Morning Speech in the Village 
24. Speech before a War-Dance 
25. Morning and Evening Speech in the Buffalo Country