Aw-aw-tam Indian Nights The Myths and Legends of the Pimas by J. William Lloyd [1911]

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This is a rare book of Pima folklore, transcribed by a sympathetic amateur ethnographer at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Pima live in the arid deserts of southern Arizona, and originally survived by horticulture and hunting/gathering. Lloyd was not a linguist, and collected the stories through an interpreter. All of the Pima words and phrases are written using a crude 'phonetic' system, which no doubt is fairly inaccurate. However, this does not invalidate the folklore, which is well-told and consistent with other southwestern Native American mythology, particularly in its repetition of the number four.

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Title Page
Author's Errata
The Story of these Stories

Stories of the First Night

The Traditions Of The Pimas
The Story of the Creation
Juhwerta Mahkai's Song of Creation
Notes on Story of Creation
The Story of the Flood
Songs
Notes on the Story of the Flood
The Story Of Ah-ahn-he-eat-toe-pahk Mahkai
Notes on the Story of Ah-ahn-he-eat-toe-pahk Mahkai
The Story of Vandaih, The Man-Eagle
Notes on the Story of Vandaih

Stories of the Second Night

The Story of the Turquoises and the Red Bird
Notes on the Story of the Turquoises
The Story of Wayhohm, Toehahvs and Tottai
Notes on the Story of Wayhohm
The Story of Hawawk
Notes on the Story of Hawawk
The Story of Tawquahdahmawks and her Canal
Notes on the Story of Tawquahdahmawks
How Nooee Killed Ee-Ee-Toy
Songs
Notes on How Nooee Killed Ee-Ee-Toy
Ee-Ee-Toy's Resurrection and Speech to Juhwerta Mahkai
Notes On Ee-ee-toy's Resurrection

Stories of the Third Night

The Story Of Ee-ee-toy's Army
Songs
The Destruction of the Vahahkkees
Songs
Notes on the Story of Ee-Ee-Toy's Army and that of the Destruction of the Vahakkees
The Story of Sohahnee Mahkai and Kawkoinpuh
Notes on the Story of Sohahnee Mahkai
The Story Of Pahtahnkum
The Song of Koelhahah About Her Son
Notes on the Story of Pahtahnkum

Stories of the Fourth Night

The Story of the Gambler's War
Notes on the Story of the Gambler's War
The Story Of Nahvahchoo
Notes on the Story of Nahvahchoo
The Story of Corn and Tobacco
Notes on the Story of Corn and Tobacco
The Story of the Children of Cloud
Notes on the Story of Cloud
The Story of Tcheunassat Seeven
Songs
The Legend of Blackwater