Osage Indian Customs and Myths

by Louis F. Burns

Book Overview

Siouan peoples who migrated from the Atlantic coastal region and settled in the central portion of the North American continent long before the arrival of Europeans are now known as Osage. Because the Osage did not possess a written language, their myths and cultural traditions were handed down orally through many generations. With time, only those elements deemed vital were preserved in the stories, and many of these became highly stylized. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817351817
• ISBN13: 9780817351816
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Fire Ant Books
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 9.5"