Book

Myths and tales from the White Mountain Apache

[s.n.]XXIV (II) • Published In 1919 • Pages: 87-139

By: Goddard, Pliny Earle.

Abstract
This is the work of an anthropological linguist who had a working knowledge of Athabaskan. It contains free translations of White Mountain Apache mythic tales, including the Creation Myth, taken from several informants with the aid of an interpreter. Comments on the text are confined to brief footnotes.
Subjects
Literary texts
Texts translated into english
culture
Western Apache
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Linguist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Jan Simpson ; 1980
Field Date
1910
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
White Mountain Apache, east central Arizona, United States
Notes
by Pliny Earle Goddard
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139)
The researcher will find pages 3-86 to which s/he is referred in the footnotes, by looking at document 6: Goddard in this file. Where the researcher is referred to other pages in this source (89-139), s/he should see Category 539
LCCN
19014170
LCSH
Western Apache Indians