Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie McLaughlin L., first published in 1916, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Oral traditions and myths have long been an integral part of Native American cosmology. Not only have they been - and continue to be - an essential part of handing down Native American customs, norms, beliefs, and cultural histories, but they also form a communal mythic discourse. This discourse is not a "fixed text," but rather a dynamic process of interactive relations that are developed over generations of experience, and passed from relation to relation and generation to generation. In this sense, the traditional structures of mythic discourse serve an integrative function: to form a coherent basis for communal identity in terms of a shared set of fundamental ideas and beliefs expressed in multiple forms. The oral traditions and myths recorded in this book are part of the communal mythic discourse of the Lakota Sioux people. Originally collected and recorded at the close of the nineteenth century by two Native language speakers - Marie L. McLaughlin and Zitkala Sa - these oral traditions provide some of the least distorted or colonially disrupted examples of the Lakota Sioux communal mythic discourse. Containing over 40 oral traditions, Lakota Sioux Legends and Myths brings together into a single volume these remarkable myths and legends. Edited and with a forward by Peter N. Jones, Ph.D., Lakota Sioux Legends and Myths is a welcome and refreshing addition to the literature. Once again the beauty, depth, and knowledge contained within the Lakota Sioux oral traditions can speak for themselves.

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"Myths and Legends of the Sioux" authored by Mrs. Marie L. McLaughlin is a remarkable compilation that delves into the spiritual and cultural universe of the Sioux Native American tribe. Marie L. McLaughlin, an accomplished ethnographer and folklorist, gives a compilation of narratives which shed light on the tribe's beliefs, history, and worldview. With vivid storytelling, McLaughlin digs into a wide spectrum of myths and legends, from creation stories to tales of heroic persons, spirits, and animals. The writer's hard research and reverence for Sioux cultural history shine clearly while she navigates the complexities of Sioux traditions. Each narrative is interlaced with cultural background and observations, offering readers with a more in-depth understanding of the Sioux spiritual and moral beliefs. "Myths and Legends of the Sioux" not only connects generations by preserving oral tradition stories, but it also gives readers a glimpse into the profound spirituality and symbolism that define Sioux culture.

Marie L. Mclaughlin presents us with many myths and legends of the Sioux Indians,