The central elements usually present in most American Indian Mythos are the
forces of nature, the spirits of animals, of long dead ancestors, mysterious
disappearances, visions, beings coming from the sky, great warriors, magical
objects etc.
Recommended Litterature: American
Indian Myths and Legends by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz, Keepers of the Earth and Keepers of the
Night by Caduto and Bruchac, Native American Stories told by Joseph Bruchac,
and Native American Myths and legends and Myths of the North American Indian
by Colin Taylor.
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