Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights: Being the Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona

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AuthorJ. William Lloyd LloydContributorEdward Hubert WoodComalk-Hawk-KihPublisherLloyd Group Original Publication Date1911Date Range1910s (1910-1919)DescriptionThis is a book from the beginning of the twentieth century about the folklore of the Pima Indians and the skills they have attained in order to survive. The tales here are consistent with other Native American mythology of the Southwestern United States. According to the book, “these were stories which he used to hear his father tell, they being handed down from father to son, and that when he was little he did not pay much attention, but when he grew older he determined to learn them, and asked his father to teach him, which his father did, and now he knew them all."SubjectPima Indians--FolkloreFolklore--ArizonaFolkloreIndigenous peoples of North America--FolkloreComalk-Hawk-KihTypeTextOriginal FormatBooksLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState of Arizona Research Library- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionArizona CollectionSubcollection300- Social SciencesRights StatementNo Copyright- United States. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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StateArizonaCountryUnited States

TopicNative Americans

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Call Number398 L79A OCLC Number03084019Date Digitized2015Digital FormatPDF

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Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights: Being the Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona