North American Indian legends

Presents legends of Indians of three different geographical regions of North America which describe tribal traditions, explain natural events, and express values of the people.
, Dramatizes several Indian legends with special effects photography to emphasize their mythical quality. Presents a Plains Indian legend which accounts for the Morning and North Stars as the husband and son of Blue Feather, an earth woman who once lived in the sky but lost that privilege and her family. Explains in a Woodland Indian legend how corn came into the world, as well as several other Indian explanations for natural phenomena., The legends in this film represent the original stories of Indians in three different geographical regions of North America. Students will begin to identify similarities and differences in literary types and cultures as they enjoy the visualization of the legends of the first people of North America., , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.