Thompson River First Nations Collection:
Myths
Below is a collection of the Thompson River First Nations mythologies. These were collected by an anthropologist, James Teit. The collection was published in 1896, well after the first settlers and gold panners were situated in this area.
| The Coyote |
| The Coyote and the Fox |
| The Old Man and the Coyote |
| The Origin of the Deer |
| Battle of the Birds |
| The Moon |
(Source: Traditions of the Thompson River Indians of British Columbia, by James Teit. Published for the American Folklore Society by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, London. 1898. Held in the Greater Victoria Library, Call #: 398.2 Tei)
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Last updated 31 August 1998. This digital collection was produced under contract to the SchoolNet Digital Collections Program, Industry Canada. Produced by Schoolnet Digital Collections Team. |
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