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Achumawi and Atsugewi Legends and Traditional Stories

This is our collection of links to Achumawi and Atsugewi folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American folk tales section by tribe to make them easier to locate; however, variants on the same legend are often told by American Indians from different tribes, especially if those tribes are kinfolk or neighbors to each other. In particular, though these legends come from the Atsugewi and Achumawi tribes, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Shasta and Karuk are very similar.

Enjoy the stories! If you would like to recommend a Achumawi legend for this page or think one of the ones on here should be removed, please contact us and let us know.

Achumawi Indian Folklore

*Achomawi and Atsugewi Myths:
    Seventeen Pit River Indian myths from Roland Dixon's 1909 collection.
*Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest:
    Online book about Southwest and California Indian mythology.
*Achomawi Creation Myth:
    The story of how the world began.
*Creation and Longevity:
    Another Achumawi origin story, and a legend about why humans are mortal.
*Achomawi Myth:
    How the animals worked together to end winter.
*Coyote and Cloud:
    Achumawi legend of a race between Coyote and a Cloud.
*Fish-Hawk and the Sun's Daughter:
    How Fish-Hawk stole the Sun's daughter.
*Blue Jay And Lizard And The Grizzly-Bears:
    Achumawi tale of how grizzly bears were punished for their stinginess.

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 Books of Native American legends
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 Achumawi worldview



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