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Native American Stories About Fairness

Here is our collection of Native American legends and traditional stories about fairness.

Legends About Fairness

How The Deer Got His Horns:
    Cherokee legend about Deer winning antlers by his honesty and fair play.
The Badger and the Bear:
    Lakota legend of a generous badger whose hospitality is abused by an aggressive bear, until a spirit warrior delivers justice.
*Blue Jay And Lizard And The Grizzly-Bears:
    California Indian legend about the destruction of a family of selfish grizzly bears who refused to share food fairly.

Recommended Books of Related Native American Legends
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Heetunka's Harvest:
    Children's storybook based on a Dakota legend about a woman who refuses to treat the bean mice fairly.



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