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Iroquois Legends

This is our collection of links to Iroquois folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Native American myths 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. On this page, we have included myths and legends from the Seneca Tribe, Oneida Tribe, Onondaga Tribe, Cayuga Tribe, and Mohawk Tribe, five allied tribes of the northeast woodlands who speak similar languages and share many cultural similarities, including much of their folklore.

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

Iroquois Indian Folklore

*Iroquois Myths and Legends:
    Four online collections of Iroquois mythology.
*Iroquois Creation Myth * Haudenosaunee Creation Story * Sky Woman * Iroquois Creation Myth * The Iroquois Creation * Skywoman and the Creation:
    Iroquois legends about the creation of the world and the origin of the Haudenosaunee tribes..
*The Birth of Good and Evil:
    Iroquois myth about Sky Woman's twin grandchildren.
*Iroquois Oral Traditions:
    Twenty-four traditional Iroquois stories.
*Hiawatha Tarenyawagon * Hiawatha the Unifier * De-Ka-Nah-Wi-Da and Hiawatha:
    Websites about the legendary Iroquois heroes Hiawatha and Dekanawida.
*Why The Owl Has Big Eyes:
    How Owl was punished for his disobedience.
*The Flying Head * Dagwanoenyent * The Flying Head:
    Iroquois legends about the Flying Head monster.
*The Human Race Is Saved:
    Legend of a hero who saved the Iroquois people from a plague.
*Sayadio in the Land of the Dead:
    Iroquois myth about a man who went to the afterlife to find his sister.
*Four Iroquois Hunters:
    A funny folktale about four Iroquois men having a boasting competition.
*The Gifts of the Little People:
    Stories about the Iroquois little people (Jo-Ge-Oh).
*The Hunting of The Great Bear:
    Iroquois legend about the origin of a constellation.
*Skunny-Wundy and the Stone Giant:
    Iroquois legends about the hero Skunny-Wundy.
*Origin of the Iroquois Nations:
    Tales about the creation of the Six Nations.
*Niagara Falls * The Sacrifice at Niagara Falls:
    Iroquois legends about the great waterfall Niagara.
*The Powerful Boy:
    Seneca Indian myths about a boy hero who slays monsters.
*Godasiyo the Woman Chief:
    Legends about a female Iroquois chief.
*Seek Your Father * Sky Woman and Aientsik:
    Iroquois legends about Sky Woman and her family.

Additional Resources

 Iroquois mythology
 Books of Native American legends
 Native American religion
 Iroquoian languages
 New York Native American Indians
 The Northeastern Woodlands
 Iroquois Indians



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