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Huron folk-lorearticle 1888 • Hale, Horatio
Huron/Wendat • North America > Eastern Woodlands
In this article presents the Huron-Wendat cosmogonic myth, introduced as having strong moral component. The dialect of the Wendat informants is also briefly discussed, which the author claims is a relatively archaic form of Huron-Iroquois, closest to...Huron folk-lorearticle 1889 • Hale, Horatio
Huron/Wendat • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This article relates a story about how a young warrior becomes a sorcerer. As soon as the story's protagonist finds his power of sorcery, he accidently kills his mother-in-law and seeks refuge among the Iroquois, where he becomes a war-chief and lead...Huron folk-lorearticle 1891 • Hale, Horatio
Huron/Wendat • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This document relates a tale about a young warrior who accidently breaks his leg and is abandoned by his comrades. He is rescued by an old man who asks the warrior to live with him and hunt for him. The warrior subsequently encounters the thunder god...