Acknowledgement
If the Red Children had not welcomed the writer to their lodge fires, these stories the Iroquois tell their children could not have been retold. With one or two exceptions, the ideas found in the stories have been had from the lips of the Indians themselves. To Arthur C. Parker -Ga wa so wa neh_ for his careful review of the stories and assistance in securing authentic Iroquois Illustrations; and to the following story-tellers who so kindly welcomed her to their lodges, and told her stories. The writer is most grateful.
Edward Cornplanter
(So son do wah-"Great night")
Seneca Wolf
William Patterson
(Go reh hwonts-"Power has come down)
Tuscarora Deer
Moses Shongo
(Ho non da a suh-"Keeper of the hills")
Seneca Wolf
Clifford Shongo
(Ouhn yah dah goh-"Very dark blue sky")
Seneca Wolf
Charles Doxon
(Hoh squa sa ga dah "Woodsman")
Onondaga Turtle
Daniel George
(Jo ha a ga dah "Roadscraper")
Onondaga Eel
Mary Printup
(Wahle sa loh)
Mohawk Snipe
Dan Williams
(Oh geh rah u reh ru ha neh-"Running Bear")
Tuscarora Bear
Eli Henry
Tuscarora Deer
Harriet Pembleton
(Gah do rehn tah- "Dropping Husks")
Tuscarora Turtle
Amos Killbuck
(Har wen do dyoh-"He has foresaken early dawn")
Seneca Wolf
Alfred Jimson
(Har neh a oh-"Hatchet in his hands")
Seneca Heron
William Hoag
(O no nah-"Very cold")
Seneca Wolf
Ellen Pierce Shongo
(Yea wen noh aih- "The high word")
Seneca Wolf
Baptist Thomas
(Sa ha whe-"Long feather")
Onondaga Turtle
Albert Cusik
(Sha go na qua da-"Made them mad")
Onondaga Eel
Theodore Jimeson
(Jah o yah)
Seneca Snipe
David Warrior
(Dwen o gwah)
Cayuga White Heron
Willitt Jimeson
(So i as ah-"Owner of fine cornstalks")
Seneca Wolf
Nancy Greysquirrel
(Gah Gwah tah-"One who lifts")
Seneca Bear
Emily Tallchief
(Gi das was-"Wind blowing through corn")
Seneca Turtle
Lousie Pierce Logan
(Ga yah was-" The quivering heaven")
Seneca Wolf
Thomas Jones
(Gah ne yehs-"The dropping snow")
Seneca Wolf