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Native Languages of the Americas:
Bribri Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Bribri folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our American Indian legends 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 Bribris, the traditional stories of other Isthmic tribes like the Miskito and Cabecar tribes are very similar.

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Bribri Indian Folklore

*Bribri Creation Myth:
    Bribri legend about the sacred tapir and the creation of the earth.

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