Introduction : p. 7 INTRODUCTION. The Jicarilla Apache, at the time of the American occupation of New Mexico and Arizona, were living in two bands. One of these, generally called the Llanero, made their homes in the mountains between the Rio Grande and the Plains. The second band, known as the Ollero, lived...
Tales. 40. Coyote Insults The Rock : 40. COYOTE INSULTS THE ROCK. 1 Coyote ran off from there and came where a rock was rolling around under a cliff. "I am going to roll over you," the rock said. "I run fast. You can not run over me," said Coyote. "Don't say that, I will roll over you," cried the rock. Coyote defecated and urinated...
Tales. 42. Mosquito Marries Under False Pretences : p. 235 42. MOSQUITO MARRIES UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. Coyote ran off again from them. They did not find him and went off camping in another direction. The man married his daughter to Mosquito. He came to her at night. Early in the morning he said, "I am going to hunt," and went off. At night he came...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 64 : 64. PESITA IS SHOT. Long ago, they came to Cimarron for rations. Pesita 1 and another Indian commenced shooting at each other without the knowledge of the other Indians. The other man was shot in the shoulder with an arrow and was killed. The Ollero came running close to Pesita's tipi from all...
Tales. 37. Coyote Apes His Hosts : 37. COYOTE APES HIS HOSTS. 2 Coyote while traveling, came to a rock standing close to the water's edge where Kingfisher had his home. Kingfisher in greeting him said, "You have come to me when there is nothing to eat." Right below him there was smooth ice over the water into which Kingfisher...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 60 : 60. AN EXPEDITION TO THE ADOBE WALLS WITH KIT CARSON. It was at Cimarron also that they started off with Gidi (Kit Carson) after the enemy. There were Ute, Apache, soldiers, and Mexicans. Four different nations went with him after the enemy. They went down the Canadian River to HweLdibade (Mexic...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 69 : 69. DEER HUNTING IN THE MESCALERO COUNTRY. They started from Tierra Amarilla and placed their camp at Cebolla. From there they moved camp to Cangillon and from there to El Rito. Next they went to Cuchilla. From there they moved to Espaola. From there they moved to Santa Fe, camping on the hill east...
Myths. 12. Naiyenesgani Takes His Leave : 12. NAIYENESGANI TAKES HIS LEAVE. Naiyenesgani, when he was about to go away, came here to the center where the heart of the world lies. When he had brought the people together he asked them concerning that by which people should live. Standing there at the center of the world, with his black flint...
Myths. 2. The First War : 2. THE FIRST WAR. Raven divined to see whether people would die. First, he threw in the stick over which the skins are stretched in dressing. When this came to the top of the water he tried again by throwing the stone muller. It did not come to the surface and the people began to die. 2 The people...
Tales. 46. Frog Wins From Antelope In A Footrace : p. 237 46. FROG WINS FROM ANTELOPE IN A FOOTRACE. 1 Two antelope were gambling with a white tailed deer and a frog. The antelope and deer ran a race in the woods. White tail deer jumped over the tree and beat, for antelope had to run where there are no trees. He won from antelope the dew claws...
Tales. 50. Lewis Woodpecker Describes Himself : 50. LEWIS WOODPECKER DESCRIBES HIMSELF. "My name is Niji. My eyes shine. My beads are becoming to me and my coat is very black. I raise my children in a hole in a tree. My young like to live there. They feed upon grasshoppers and flies. I live with my children. My red breast is becoming to me. I...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 61 : 61. AN UNSUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION LED BY MAXWELL. 2 Fourteen men, Apache, went from there on horseback to a place called, Tccgedjinye, where they slept. The next morning they started off on p. 251 horseback and rode to Tccanye, "tree stands" where they slept. The next day they rode on to K'aiLbayeye...
Myths. 15. Coyote Secures Fire : p. 208 15. COYOTE SECURES FIRE. 1 Fireflies had their camp where high rocks stood around it in a circle and there was no trail leading down to it. They were the only people who had fire. They were playing the hoop and pole game with Otters. In vain Coyote walked around the rocks seeking a place...
Myths. 21. Releasing The Buffalo : p. 214 21. RELEASING THE BUFFALO. (SECOND VERSION.) Raven had the buffalo hidden they say. Then the people found out about it and went to his house. The house and Raven's children were covered with ashes and grey and dirty. The smallest child took the stone away from the opening to the lower world...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 65 : 65. THE ARROWS FAIL ON THE HUNT. In the fall they camped out in the plains for buffalo. They camped at the Canadian River, then at DzLts'dgaiye, "mountains stand" at LiyeLdeseLye, "saddled floated away", at Balisoye, (Mexican name?) where they came among the buffalo. The bulls that were going...
Tales. 47. When The Birds Were Chiefs : 47. WHEN THE BIRDS WERE CHIEFS. They made Robin chief they say. When he spoke as a chief all the clouds disappeared. Then after him Tstc'ike spoke as chief. Then everybody killed game and his people were well pleased, and next Tcogaligo was chief. They had very much deer meat and his people were...
Tales. 49. Flicker Describes Himself : 49. FLICKER DESCRIBES HIMSELF. "My name is Gose 'flicker.' I eat with my long bill. I fly with my wings which are red underneath. My legs are blue and the borders of my eyes are pinkish. My voice is loud and when I sing all the people hear me. They like my voice. This is my nature," he said they...
Title Page : JICARILLA APACHE TEXTS By PLINY EARLE GODDARD New York: Anthropological Papers Of The American Museum Of Natural History, Vol. VIII. [1911] Scanned , June 2003. J. B. Hare, Redactor. This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used For Any Non-commercial Purpose, Provided This Notice...
Tales. 38. Coyote Is Disobeyed : 38. COYOTE IS DISOBEYED BY TURKEY. 2 Coyote came where there was a flock of turkeys. He said to one of them, "Go to my home and they will eat you. Tell them that they must save the hind quarter that has a black mark on it for me." Turkey went to Coyote's home and said to his family, "Coyote says...
Myths. 1. The Emergence : p. 193 TRANSLATIONS. 1. THE EMERGENCE. 1 In the beginning, the people were coming up. He 2 made a mountain that continued to increase in height. Then he caused reeds to stand vertically in the center. The people were gathered about the mountain, watching. When the reeds were approaching the sky...
Tales. 27. Coyote Takes Arrows From Owl : p. 225 27. COYOTE TAKES ARROWS FROM OWL. Owl was the one who had arrows. He had a club also with which he killed men whom he ate. "Up at the low gap I am watching for men, w hw w," he sang. Coyote came walking along in front of him. "W hw w," sang Owl, "I am looking for men in the low gap."...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 63 : p. 253 63. A UTE IS SAVED BY HIS WAR-MEDICINE. Long ago, over east of Picuris, where the houses were by the river there was a medicine ceremony. There were many people there and they danced. When it was over the Apache moved their camp to the top of the mountain. Their camp w...
Myths. 25. The Man Who Traveled With The Buffalo : 25. THE MAN WHO TRAVELED WITH THE BUFFALO. 1 At another time, they were on a war expedition going toward the enemy's country. It was very hot and they had now gone a long way without p. 222 finding the enemy. They turned back, dying from thirst. There was only one who had not died and he was weak...
Tales. 28. Antelopes Take Arrows From Coyote : 28. ANTELOPES TAKE ARROWS FROM COYOTE. They got two little antelopes for him and placed them in his way. He came where they were lying. "Now we will have a footrace, my little nephews," Coyote said. Coyote put a panther skin quiver on one of them, a black bow on the other. The antelopes fell down...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 67 : p. 256 67. HUNTING ELK. After that time I started to hunt on the top of a mountain. There were four tipis of us. Vicientito, Luna, myself, Victor, Juan Jose, so many there were of us. We started away hunting deer. I went in advance with two of the young men and went up to the head of the cany...
Myths. 11. The Origin Of Sheep And Cattle : p. 205 11. THE ORIGIN OF SHEEP AND CATTLE. Naiyenesgani went around looking in vain for monsters. When he failed to find any he started off in this direction, toward the Mescalero country. He climbed to the top of White Mountain and looked about in all the different directions in vain. There were...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies : 87. THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. In olden times when anyone died they put on his moccasins, and leggings. If he had many relatives they brought from different places, personal property, such as shirts, leggings, blankets. With these, which were all of the best, they dressed the body. Many people came...
Myths. 5. Naiyenesgani Rescues The Taos Indians : 5. NAIYENESGANI RESCUES THE TAOS INDIANS. Naiyenesgani went among the Pueblo Indians. While there he stole and concealed their corn. When they came to him, they said, "Apache go outside." Naiyenesgani made a motion over the corn with his hand, and it became snakes. Then they were friendly to him...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 15 : 73. METHODS OF COOKING CORN. In olden times corn was roasted in the car and afterward ground with a metate. The meal was stirred into a pot of hot water. When cooked it was removed from the fire and served to the company in bowls. It was eaten from the hand. Sometimes corn was ground without first...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 11 : 77. THE TCACTCINI. Long ago they lived at Tseyakneh where everything grew. Then they started to war eastward on the plains. From there, they brought home an enemy's scalp. They danced the victory dance. They dug a hole for cooking corn. They built a big fire in the pit and placed corn in it to cook...
Tales. 53. The Governor, Old Woman White Hands : 53. THE GOVERNOR, OLD WOMAN WHITE HANDS. Long ago, four men lived at Taos lying on a shade. 1 They went about with their minds but their bodies remained at Taos. One of them went east looking for the enemy and found their camp. The four men came p. 240 there and took their stand facing inward...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 55 : 55. THE HORSES OF THE APACHE ARE STOLEN BY THE NAVAJO. Their camp was there at Cimarron. In the springtime the Navajo came and drove their horses away. The Apache rode after them, mounted on their horses which the Navajo had failed to get. As they followed them they found the poorer horses standing...
Tales. 41. Coyote Marries Under False Pretences : 41. COYOTE MARRIES UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. He came to a camp and asked that a girl be given him in marriage. The man had said, "I will give my daughter to one who has large leg muscles." Coyote, displaying his leg muscles, was given the girl. A horse whinnied. "That is my horse, making the noise,"...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 07 : 81. OBSERVANCES IN BUTCHERING BUFFALO. When a buffalo is skinned the hide is cut along the shoulder on the right side. The fore leg and shoulder is taken off by cutting under. A piece so long (ten inches) of yellow meat lying along the back is cut off, and thrown toward the east. That piece is not...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 03 : 85. CEREMONY FOR AN INFANT. 1 A vessel of water is placed on the ground in the tipi. The person performing the ceremony standing on the west side of it strews pollen and L'ectcc toward the dish of water. Both of these powders are also placed on the crown of the baby's head. Water is rubbed...
Tales. 29. Antelopes Take Arrows From Coyote : 29. ANTELOPES TAKE ARROWS FROM COYOTE. (SECOND VERSION.) Coyote having come to Owl who alone possessed arrows, took them away from him and killed him. After that, Coyote was the only one who had arrows and everyone was afraid of him. Since the arrows belonged to bad people, the others came together...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 59 : p. 249 59. THE HORSES OF THE OLLERO ARE STOLEN. Long ago the Ollero came to Cimarron where the Llanero were then living and said, "We are going to hunt buffalo." Maxwell, having loaned them a number of good horses, burros, and mules, they went away to the plains and camped near the Canadian River...
Myths. 19. The Bear Man : 19. THE BEAR-MAN. They were living on the other side of the Rio Grande near a mountain called Nabanye where they were raising a crop. A bear was killing them one by one. There at a place called Tecnadjin, "trees thick," the bear had his camp from which he came to get the people. They went there...
Myths. 8. Naiyenesgani Removes Certain Dangers : 8. NAIYENESGANI REMOVES CERTAIN DANGERS. At that time a trail passed between a cliff and a stream. TsedagediLsdh, a monster, sat by this trail. His home was in the large stream flowing by. When anyone passed along the trail in front of him, he kicked him into the water where the children...
Myths. 18. The Man Who Helped The Eagles : 18. THE MAN WHO HELPED THE EAGLES. 4 An Apache was very poor and went about among the Pueblo Indians picking up the food they threw away. That was all he had to eat. p. 211 Over by the river there was an eagle nest on top of a sheer cliff. The Pueblo Indians treated the Apache well giving him...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 17 : p. 261 INFORMATION CONCERNING INDUSTRIES AND CEREMONIES. 71. THE SINEW-BACKED BOW. A piece of wood of which the bow is to be made is cut off the proper length and shaved into shape. Then wide yucca leaves are split from side to side and placed on both sides of the bow in the middle. When it is...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 09 : 79. THE MEDICINE CEREMONY (SECOND DESCRIPTION). When the medicine ceremony is to be held they first make a lodge. In the lodge they make the sand pictures. Two men go in and make every kind of animal. He pounds the herb. He rolls around like a grizzly and says "wa". The one who has supernatural...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 13 : 75. ORIGIN OF THE MEDICINE CEREMONY. Black Bear, Turkey, Rattlesnake, and all the animals living upon the earth who are in charge of the various fruits came together in one place. They celebrated the medicine dance for the benefit of three sick men. Having made the fence about the dancing grounds...
Tales. 31. Coyote Kills His Own Child Instead : p. 228 31. COYOTE KILLS HIS OWN CHILD INSTEAD OF THE TURKEYS. 1 Coyote came where a flock of turkeys was rolling in the dust. He put them in a sack, saying, "I am going to roll with you." When he had rolled with them twice he carried them home. He told his children to build a fire and then said...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 57 : 57. A DUEL BETWEEN SCOUTS. At another time they were off on a buffalo hunt. While one man was scouting ahead for the enemy he saw one of the enemy also scouting. They came toward each other, stood some distance apart and talked by the sign language. They motioned that they should come near to each...
Myths. 22. The Origin Of Corn And Deer : 22. THE ORIGIN OF CORN AND DEER. 1 Once there was a man who went around with a little turkey. The man lost all he had in gambling. His people brought together more things for him and again he gambled them all away. Then they agreed they would kill him if he lost again. They tied some things to his...
Tales. 30. Coyote Tries To Make His Children : 30. COYOTE TRIES TO MAKE HIS CHILDREN SPOTTED. 1 A deer was going along the arroyo among the willows with her spotted fawns. Coyote, coming up to her, said, "How do you make your little ones so spotted? Why, they are born that way," she told him. Coyote did not believe it. "O no, you do something...
Myths. 13. Naiyenesgani Takes His Leave : 13. NAIYENESGANI TAKES HIS LEAVE (SECOND VERSION). Naiyenesgani came to the rock that was rolling over people. It rolled away from him and he could not overtake it to kill it. After trying for some time to pass it, he succeeded in getting ahead of it and shooting it. Before he killed it he said...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 05 : 83. PRAYER FOR BUFFALO. "That the buffalo may be near. I make a smoke for you. There will be many buffalo close to us. You will come close around us. Right there we will go among them and will kill many. There will be much meat, not far from us. We will camp among them, and from there will bring...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 56 : 56. A FIGHT WITH THE ENEMY ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER. The Apache and Ute were camping together near Cimarron. After they had held the bear dance, they moved away to the Canadian River and continued camping at "small hills", "saddle-washed-away", Carriso, "Cimarron dry", and "five peaks" until they came...
Myths. 6. The Monster Fish : 6. THE MONSTER FISH. 1 A monster fish which lived in a lake swallowed anyone coming near it. Naiyenesgani came there and was swallowed by the fish which swain to the center of the lake and lay in deep water. Naiyenesgani, sitting inside of the fish, began singing ceremonial songs, that the fish...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 12 : 76. MAGIC AT A MEDICINE CEREMONY. On the west side of the Rio Grande opposite Taos two old men held a ceremony. I was a spectator. The two old men conducted the ceremony for two persons. They put corn in a deep hole and made it grow. They introduced tc'actcn and ts'anat' (painted dancers)...
Tales. 51. Owl Describes Himself : 51. OWL DESCRIBES HIMSELF. "I am called Y, 'owl'. I carry a basket and frequent the low gaps looking for people. I sing for them but do not think about them. If you come to see me, you may eat the leg which lies in the basket," he told him. "There is nothing in it," his guest replied. "Yes, there...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 08 : 80. THE ADOLESCENCE CEREMONY. They come to the holy girl early in the morning. When she is thus holy she becomes YoLkaisdzan. They also seek out a young boy and bring him there. An old man comes also. From different directions a p. 267 number of old women come together who sit about and pray...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 16 : 72. MAKING THE TIPI. When the buffalo hides have been scraped they rub brains on them and work them until they are soft. Seven skins are prepared in this manner, and spread on the ground to dry. The skins are arranged on the ground to form the cover, one entire skin being placed in such a positi...
Tales. 26. Coyote Steals A Man's Wife : p. 224 TALES. 26. COYOTE STEALS A MAN'S WIFE. 1 While a company was on a journey, a rock, on which a man happened to be, was raised to the sky. Coyote took the man's wife and moved away with her. The other people also moved away leaving the man on top of the rock where he lived alone. After a long...
Tales. 43. Coyote Deceives A Woman : 43. COYOTE DECEIVES A WOMAN. They moved their camp from that place. Another girl became Coyote's wife. "I am going off to hunt," he said, and went away. At evening, when he came back his face and hands were covered with blood. He had caused his nose to bleed and rubbed the blood on his face...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 04 : 84. NOTE ON KILLING EAGLES. If one does not know how he does not touch them. He will get sick. His arms and legs will draw up. He can not walk and it causes his bones to ache.
Tales. 32. Coyote And Porcupine Contend : 32. COYOTE AND PORCUPINE CONTEND FOR A BUFFALO. 2 Porcupine was sitting where the buffalo trail crossed a stream. "Take me across," he said to Buffalo. "All right, sit between my horns," said Buffalo. "When you shake your head I shall fall into the water," said Porcupine. "Well, sit in the middle...
Myths. 24. The Supernatural Person In The Lake : 24. THE SUPERNATURAL PERSON IN THE LAKE. 2 Long ago, an old woman gave her boy a present that he might become a medicineman. 3 They were camping through the plains with nothing to eat, but roots and wild seeds. They were all hungry. The woman came to her son and said, "My boy, I am hungry. Have not...
Tales. 48. Woodpecker Describes Himself : 48. WOODPECKER DESCRIBES HIMSELF. They say Woodpecker spoke as follows: "I like to climb trees. I live among them because no one talks to me. I peck holes and eat with my hard bill. I raise my children in the holes I make. That is why I like the trees. I live upon their pitch. Whatever happens I do...
Myths. 14. The Winning Of Daylight : 14. THE WINNING OF DAYLIGHT. 2 Long ago they all gathered to play the moccasin game. 3 When they arranged the wagers, daylight was staked against darkness as a perpetual future condition. Day was about to break. Roadrunner with his red spot did not miss the moccasin once. Crane also guessed right...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 54 : p. 242 TRADITIONS AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. 54. THE WAR WITH THE AMERICANS. Long ago, the Jicarilla were camping at Mora. A large band was also camping on the Canadian. There were many cattle about there, one of which was wearing a bell. This one the Apache killed. They were discovered...
Tales. 33. Coyote Loses His Eyes : 33. COYOTE LOSES HIS EYES. 1 Coyote took out his eyes and threw them up. They fell back again. Some time after, when he was walking through the woods and happened to be under a tree, he did this. His eyes caught on the tree. He went away again in this direction. Someone made eyes for him out...
Myths. 7. The Monster Fish : 7. THE MONSTER FISH (SECOND VERSION). Naiyenesgani came to the monster fish who swallowed him. As it lay in deep water, Naiyenesgani, sat inside of him, playing. After a short time, he cut off the heart of the monster which thereupon swam with bull to the shore. Naiyenesgani cutting slits...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 10 : p. 266 78. THE MEDICINE CEREMONY. They spread out sand making it smooth. Around the border of this they put up eagle tail feathers in a circle. The people sit around. They make red, yellow, and white paint. They provide too L'ectcc, and pollen and blue (made by mixing white paint with charcoal)...
Myths. 23. The Origin Of Corn And Deer : 23. THE ORIGIN OF CORN AND DEER (SECOND VERSION). They tell of a man who went about accompanied by a small turkey. The two went down the Rio Grande. There were four bad places for them to pass. When they had gone down the stream, they sat by the bank. Then the man said to the turkey, "My child...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 14 : 74. THE MAKING OF TISWIN. A large quantity of corn is shelled. This is placed in a can with water until it is soaked. The corn is spread on a blanket until it is sprouted. It is placed in the sun until it is dry and then it is ground on the metate. Water is heated in a can by the fire and the meal...
Myths. 10. The Traveling Rock : 10. THE TRAVELING ROCK. A large number of the people started away, camping. They discovered the enemy who came together in large numbers on the plains and surrounded them. They made a barricade of their goods and commenced to fight. The enemy came straight at them. When they were near, they fought...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 58 : 58. A CAPTIVE WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO MAKE PEACE. A company of Ute who was traveling down the Canadian River was met near Salt River by a band of the enemy from the east. Early one morning, two of the enemy rode up to a tipi where a Ute woman was staying by herself. 1 When she started to run to the m...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 02 : 86. AVOIDANCE OF THE MOTHER-IN-LAW. The woman was afraid of deer raiser, the man who floated down. It is their custom to be afraid of each other. When a man becomes a woman's son-in-law she is afraid of him. The man also is afraid of his mother-in-law. He does not go close to her. If a man happens...
Information Concerning Industries And Ceremonies. Part 06 : p. 269 82. CEREMONY FOR BUFFALO. They bring the medicineman buffalo manure. He makes a level place on the ground. The men being called, come together. Then he scatters down some pollen and strews L'ectcc toward it and prays. He sings four times and then stops. From over there the buffalo bellow...
Tales. 35. Coyote Is Revenged On Wildcat : 35. COYOTE IS REVENGED ON WILDCAT. 2 Coyote started off to find Wildcat. He came upon him while he was sleeping. Having built a fire he took out Wildcat's rectum and cooked it. When it was done he woke Wildcat and showing him the morsel, said, p. 231 [paragraph continues] "This is all your people...
Myths. 3. The Culture Heroes And Owl : 3. THE CULTURE HEROES AND OWL. 1 Kubatc'istcine and Naiyenesgani were companions. When they came to visit their grandmother, YoLgaiistdzan 2 they said to her, "Make us something to play with. Go and see your father," she replied. When they came near the house of the sun, children put their heads...
Myths. 9. The Killing Of The Bear : 9. THE KILLING OF THE BEAR. 4 When some children were playing one of them said, "I will be a bear." He made a pile of dirt which the other children carried away in their hands until it was all gone. In their absence, he made claws for himself of hide fleshers and muscles of the larger hide dresser...
Tales. 36. Coyote And Beaver Play Tricks : 36. COYOTE AND BEAVER PLAY TRICKS ON EACH OTHER. Coyote, as he was traveling, came to the shore of a large lake where he lay down and went to sleep. Beaver coming there, took him out to the center of the lake where he woke him up. Coyote started to swim to the shore but when he had gone a little...
Tales. 34. Coyote Kills The Prairie Dogs : p. 230 34. COYOTE KILLS THE PRAIRIE DOGS. Coyote tied the long hair from a buffalo's leg to a stick making it look like a scalp and started off, carrying it in his hand. When he came to a prairie dog town he told them to shut their doors and come and dance. They did so. Coyote had a stone...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 70 : 70. THE MESCALERO BEG FOR MEAT. Some of the Jicarilla were camped at Ruidosa with the Mescalero. A number of us started off camping after deer. At the end of the ridge, below on the plains, there were many deer. We established our camp there to hunt deer and antelope. We went off in different...
Myths. 4. The Killing Of The Monsters : 4. THE KILLING OF THE MONSTERS. Naiyenesgani came where Elk had been killing people. He could not get near it although he tried to approach it from every side. Then another person came to him to be his partner. "My companion," he said, "I will gnaw off the hair on his breast for you." Having done...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 66 : 66. A SUCCESSFUL HUNT. Long ago our camp was in the mountains beyond Taos. They moved away east after buffalo. They camped at TsedaLjnye, "stone black", at ILedztsye, at Tsaiskaye, "stone cup", at Ts'ist'aye, at Tccnadenlaye, trees in a line", at TccgdLaneye, "stumps many", at Tsets'sgaiye, "stones...
Tales. 45. How Mole Won The Race : 45. HOW MOLE WON THE RACE. All the men congregated to run a race to the border of the world where a pretty girl was living. The one who would get there first would marry her. They were running, along, Coyote far ahead of all the others. He kept looking back as he ran along. The men were all running...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 62 : 62. THE APACHE MEET A TEXAN. Long ago they moved the camp east to the plains from there own country at Cimarron. They camped at DziLtcitdjaiye "mountains stand there". From there we went to DziLntsaiye, where we secured antelope meat. They p. 252 moved the camp to DziLnkelleye, "mountain flat"...
Myths. 20. Releasing The Buffalo : 20. RELEASING THE BUFFALO. 2 Long ago, they were camping about over on the plain without food. They were playing the hoop and pole game. Raven came from nobody knew where and took off his quiver. Inside of the quiver were intestines. p. 213 [paragraph continues] Magpie took them out. They watched...
Tales. 52. Panther, The Great Hunter : 52. PANTHER, THE GREAT HUNTER. When Panther hunts they say he kills many deer. He only kills the big bucks. His house is full of buckskin. He only eats the hind quarters and the breast. His wife dresses hides until she is tired and then calls her daughter to help. "I told you to rub this skin. You...
Myths. 16. Coyote Secures Fire : 16. COYOTE SECURES FIRE. (SECOND VERSION.) Coyote came where there were three children. "Show me where the trail goes up," he said. "I will give you these beads if you will show me the trail." Then he gave them the beads. They showed him a pion tree by means of which the people went up and down. He...
Tales. 44. Coyote And The Mexicans : 44. COYOTE AND THE MEXICANS. 1 One time, they say, they caught Coyote for his lying and put him in a sack. They started to carry him to California, where the judge lived. They brought him to the house of the judge. Coyote turned himself into a girl. The judge removed his clothes with the intenti...
Traditions And Personal Experiences. 68 : 68. A DEER HUNT. At one time I was hunting deer at Seasdzleye, "stone light", east of Coyote. From there I moved east to Ydabtslaye, "Ute his head lies". Then I went west to Ojo (Caliente) where I found deer. There were five of us in the party. I killed many deer there. We took the meat along with...
Tales. 39. Coyote Is Shot With A Pine Tree : 39. COYOTE IS SHOT WITH A PINE TREE. 4 A long time ago, Coyote was traveling about. He came where a small brown bird was feathering arrows. He was putting feathers on the trunk p. 234 of a whole pine tree that stood there. "That arrow will not kill anything. Let me see it," said Coyote. "Shoot me...
Myths. 17. The Swallowing Monster : 17. THE SWALLOWING MONSTER. At another time the people were camping near a spring, hunting deer. When one of the girls went to the spring for water she found a dead deer lying there. She ran back and told the others what she had found and p. 210 some one went out and brought in the deer. This...
