101. William Blum: The American Myth Industry The american Myth Industry. By WILLIAM BLUM. Good ol George W. was traveling around Eastern Europe this past week celebrating the 60th anniversary of the http://www.counterpunch.org/blum05212005.html

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102. Native American Myths Of Creation - Women Native american Myths Creation By Women NATIVE american CREATIONAL MYTHS CREATION BY COUNTRIES INDEX NATIVE americanS CREATION INDEX http://www.crystalinks.com/namcreationwomen.html

Native American Myths: Creation By Women Iroquois In the beginning there was no earth to live on, but up above, in the Great Blue, there was a woman who dreamed dreams. One night she dreamed about a tree covered with white blossoms, a tree that brightened up the sky when its flowers opened but that brought terrible darkness when they closed again. The dream frightened her, so she went and told it to the wise old men who lived with her, in their village in the sky. "Pull up this tree," she begged them, but they did not understand. All they did was to dig around its roots, to make space for more light. But the tree just fell through the hole they had made and disappeared. After that there was no light at all, only darkness. The old men grew frightened of the woman and her dreams. It was her fault that the light had gone away forever. So they dragged her toward the hole and pushed her through as well. Down, down she fell, down toward the great emptiness. There was nothing below her but a heaving waste of water and she would surely have been smashed to pieces, this strange dreaming woman from the Great Blue, had not a fish hawk come to her aid. His feathers made a pillow for her and she drifted gently above the waves. But the fish hawk could not keep her up all on his own. He needed help. So he called out to the creatures of the deep. "We must find some firm ground for this poor woman to rest on," he said anxiously. But there was no ground, only the swirling, endless waters.

103. Myths And Legends Broken down by region, these Myths and Legends for american Indian Youth are an extensive list with descriptions of tales from throughout North America. http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth2.html

Last altered June 23rd, 2003. Aside from the General section, these links are organized by region and language group, with those groups which produced written accounts of their myths and legends earlier, generally appearing closer to the beginning. Anouncement Your browser likes frames, but you can't stand them? The frameless version (with the larger font) is located at http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/mythold.html Announcement: These pages are now being mirrored at http://www.myths.com/pub/myths/myth.html thanks to David Murphy et al., with the original at http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html - if you are missing the content's bar on the left, take one of the previous two links. General Indicies and site reviews Philip Burns' A description of mythology along with scores if not hundreds of links. It's quite a stash. There is a greater emphasis on folklore than here. He's been annotating them as well. Mythinglinks.org John Adcox maintains a somewhat smaller collection of Mythology and Folklore links.

104. Myths And Legends - Frames Nativeweb keeps a Index of Native american Short Stories Online. Broken down by region, these Myths and Legends for american Indian Youth are an extensive http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html

Last altered June 23rd, 2003. Aside from the General and Creatures of Myth and Legend sections, these links are organized by region and language group, with those groups which produced written accounts of their myths and legends earlier, generally appearing closer to the beginning. Announcement: These pages are now being mirrored at http://www.myths.com/pub/myths/myth.html thanks to David Murphy et al. with the original page being at http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html I'm still looking for more of these, but we've got: Contents General Indicies and Site Reviews Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Archives Offline sources ... Near East Mesopotamia Egypt The Levant (Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, coastal Syria) Anatolian Miscellaneous Near East ... African (excluding Egypt) African: General Ashanti Yoruba Ewe/Fon ... Medieval General Indicies and site reviews Philip R. Burns's A description of mythology along with scores if not hundreds of links. It's quite a stash. There is a greater emphasis on folklore than here. He's been annotating them as well. Mythinglinks.org

105. More References 3) They Dance in The Sky (Native american Star Myths) By Jean Guard Monroe and Ray A. Williamson $14.95 African american Myths behind the Constellations http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/extra/culture_refs.html

Bari Coslow's List of Mythology Books for Kids Bari Coslow teaches astronomy to children in grades K-6 in a New York City public elementary school. I am posting this list on the Web with Bari's permission. - Chris Dolan There are several books available for the elementary student and teacher on the myths behind the constellations. I have been able to find several on the Greek and Indian and only two on African American Myths. Here is a list of books that I have been using in my classes, grades K - 6: Indian Myths behind the constellations Myths having to do with Animals, and the Environment. Keepers of The Night (Native American Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children) By Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac $14.95 (paperback) This is a nice book it comes with activities for a teacher to use with ages 5 -12. I had to have this special ordered at Barnes and Nobles Book Store - this was not a stock item on the shelf. Keepers of the Earth (Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children) - this is a nice book it comes with activities for teachers to use with ages 5 -12. By Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac $22.95 (hardcover) I had to special order this one at Barnes and Noble, it was not a stock item on the shelf. They Dance in The Sky (Native American Star Myths) By Jean Guard Monroe and Ray A. Williamson $14.95 (hardcover) Should be able to find in a book store or teacher store if not ask them to order it.

106. Werewolves - Ways Of Becoming A Were, From Native American Mythology, From Folkl This Site offers a lot Fantasy, Horror, Gothic, Demons, Vampires, Vlad Tepes, Legends Myth, Fairy Tales, Dragons, Wolves, Native Americans, Vikings, http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/demons/werewolves/waysbecome.htm

setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Angelfire Dukes of Hazzard Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Guestbook Ways of becoming a Were, from Native American Mythology, from folklore, and from fantasy... A few ways to become a were, from Native American mythology (Note: This uses wolves as an example. Any other animal may be substituted, however.) Be called by the wolf spirit. Transformation by the Gods (also appears in Greek myth of Lycan, hence the term " lycanthrope Have a vision of the wolf spirit on a dream-quest. Have a Dreaming that one is a wolf or running with wolves. Have a dream of the wolf spirit. Perform a ritual taught by one's animal spirit. Be cursed by a shaman Perform a ritual invoking the wolf spirit.

107. PBS Online: Yellowstone: Teacher Resources: Native American Myths Native american myths can be found in the list of resources below. Understanding and oral summary of the Native american myth; Creativity of the http://www.pbs.org/edens/yellowstone/teach2.html

Native American Myths Grade Level: 4-6 Background Objectives Standards Materials ... Resources Background Archeological evidence indicates that Native American tribes lived in the Yellowstone area almost 10,000 years ago; a major trail these tribes used for tracking bison goes right through the park. Some of the tribes that traveled or lived nearby include the Shoshone, Bannock, Blackfoot, Flathead, Nez Perce, Utes, Crows, Piegans, and Paiutes. Imagine what Native Americans must have thought when they first saw the park's geysers, mudpots, and hot springs! As in other cultures, Native American culture is rich in myths and legends that were used to explain natural phenomena that they didn't understand. The most common myths are the creation myths, that tell a story to explain how the earth was formed. Others include explanations about the sun, moon, constellations, animals, seasons, and weather. In this lesson, students will review some of these myths and then write their own myths to explain how the geologic features of Yellowstone came to be. Objectives Students will: read Native American myths summarize the myths in class discussions write their own myths National Standards National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.

108. World Myths And Legends In Art (Minneapolis Institute Of Arts) This is the Minneapolis Institute of Art s World Myths and Legends in Art web site. Native american Native american World Map http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/artbyculture/nativeamerican.html

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109. Part 7: Modern American Myths Oxford University Press USA publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, children s books, business books, dictionaries, http://www.us.oup.com/us/companion.websites/019515889X/studentresources/part7/?v

110. Myth - America american myths. Myth America. © 2002 NS Gill. Encyclopedias Africa America Asia Europe Myth Index Individual Aztec Gods/Goddesses http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_myth_america.htm

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111. An American Myth Rides Into The Sunset Published on Sunday, March 30, 2003 by the New York Times. An american Myth Rides Into the Sunset. by Susan Faludi. PORTLAND, Ore. http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0330-03.htm

Home Newswire About Us Donate ... Archives Featured Views Printer Friendly Version E-Mail This Article Published on Sunday, March 30, 2003 by the New York Times An American Myth Rides Into the Sunset by Susan Faludi PORTLAND, Ore. — On the eve of the Iraqi invasion, the president's advisers were working hard to embed George W. Bush inside the script of the American Western. Rejecting the widespread European frustration with Mr. Bush's Lone Ranger act, Vice President Dick Cheney used his "Meet the Press" appearance to make clear that the president is "a cowboy" who "cuts to the chase." Mr. Bush's blunt talk, the vice president told Tim Russert, is "exactly what the circumstances require." The president has done his part. For some time now, Mr. Bush has been obliging, dutifully working his way through the Western cliché checklist: "smoke 'em out of their holes"; "hunt 'em down"; "go it alone"; "wanted: dead or alive." The image being invoked by the president and his posse has deep roots in the American soil. But if Mr. Bush's cowpoke credentials seem to be all simple syntax and bodacious belt buckle, his policies actually flout the cowboy charter. Teddy Roosevelt, in "The Cattle Country of the Far West," called cowboys "quiet, rather self-contained men." The president's actions have violated the basic terms of the American Western romance and, thereby, the terms by which we call ourselves Americans. He's declared war on a foundational national myth. It's worth recalling that the cowboy of the myth wasn't trigger happy and he wasn't a dominator. He carried a gun to protect himself and his cattle — cattle that didn't even belong to him. His mission was their safe passage, and by extension, the safe passage of the civilizing society to follow. And his honor was grounded on his civilized refusal to fire first. "Didn't I tell you he'd not shoot?" says a spectator to a gun fight that didn't happen in "The Virginian," Owen Wister's 1902 novel. "He's a brave man," he adds. "It's not a brave man that's dangerous. It's the cowards that scare me."

112. Mountain Myths Become familiar with Native american myths and legends created to explain After reading a sampling of Northwest Native american myths on the subject, http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/llc/hr/hrl/mm.html

Mountain Myths Goal: To help students understand why, in the absence of scientific understanding, human beings have created mythology to explain natural phenomena, and to encourage an appreciation of this literature. Objectives: Students will Become familiar with Native American myths and legends created to explain volcanic activity Apply the clustering, writing process and peer-editing techniques to the writing of an original myth about Mount St. Helens Illustrate an original myth. Key Concepts: To explain natural phenomena, various cultures have created myths in which natural phenomena and features in the environment are assigned human-like personalities and qualities. Summary: Students explore the function of myths. Imagining themselves to be members of the Cowlitz (or other) Indian tribe, students do a practice exercise in which, as a group, they write a simple myth to explain rumblings from Mount St. Helens. After reading a sampling of Northwest Native American myths on the subject, students analyze the various identities that have been assigned, in past times, to mountains and other natural features. After brainstorming other possible identities, students select and develop a characterization, and create an original storyline, employing a clustering technique, a writing/rewriting process, and peer-editing strategies. Students illustrate and prepare their myths for an audience. Content Areas: Composition, literature, science, history, anthropology, geography, art

113. Native American Myths The myth was an integral part of the daily life of the american Indian. These stories were handed down from one generation to the next. http://papagei.us/styx/nativeam.htm

Native American Beliefs It is a grave mistake to assume that all "Indians", Native Americans, thought/think the same way. Just as all of Europe is not one homogenous blend of beliefs, neither are the vast number of individual native nations and tribes. Below you will find a sampling of these myths and/or death rituals. I hope you find them as wondrous as I do. The myth was an integral part of the daily life of the American Indian. These stories were handed down from one generation to the next. They were the foundation for the many various ceremonies that were held. They included stories about the origin of the world, and also its components, living and non-living. They believed that good things would happen to them if they believed in the humanness of all things living and non-living. Originally their stories would be enhanced by miming and theatrics. The Indian played the part of the sun, the moon, the stars, the earth and water. But eventually the theatrics waned and the stories became more elaborate and most likely changed through the centuries of storytelling. Plains Cheyenne The Origin of Death Potawatomi Funeral Chief Kack-kack is buried according to ancient tribal rites.

114. Images - Silent Westerns And it was with the closing of the frontier that tradition began. It was here that the american myth of individualism took root. http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue06/infocus/silentwesterns.htm

by Peter Flynn page 1 of 8 Andrew J. Russell's famous photograph, "East and West Shaking Hands," shows the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroad tracks meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869 The Myth and Pre-history of the Silent Western T The land rush scene from John Ford's Three Badmen. This primal moment in American history the birth of modern America is also the founding moment of a vast array of contemporary American doctrines. Manifest destiny; rugged individualism; a pre-modern Eden of moral simplicity; a future built on the harmonious union of man and nature all four cornerstones of the American psyche, each with their locus on that single moment of expansion and creation. No other period in American history has so frequently been called upon to define and solidify national identity. For this reason alone, the migration West is the single most important event in American history an event that is replayed over and over in an affirmation of all that is American, all that is good, bad, and ugly. The means by which that moment was channeled through American and indeed non-American communities was many: dime novels, newspaper headlines, comic books, television, film. But of all these mediums perhaps only film truly captured the depth, breadth, and potency of the myth. As Andre Bazin claimed "it is possible that the cinema [is] the only language capable not only of expressing this [myth], but above all of giving it the true aesthetic dimension" (148). Film is "the specifically epic art" (148), he claimed, and is thus most adept at conveying the vastness of the American Wilderness with the frontier town couched untenably on its edge.

115. ACL: TMRC Material on Orpheus and Eurydice, Persephone, Native american and African myths. the Odyssey, the Aeneid, and African and Native american myths. http://www.aclclassics.org/tmrc/catalog.asp?parent=369&category=9&c=

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