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Native American Stories About War

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Native American War Gods and Spirits

Mokat (Cahuilla)

Native American Legends About War

*The Grasshopper War:
    Lenape folktale about a war started for a frivolous reason.
*The First War Party:
    Caddo legend about Chief Morning Star and the origin of war.
*The Lame Warrior:
    Story of an Arapaho man rescued from an enemy war party by a skeletal visitor.
*Crow Necklace And His Medicine Ceremony:
    Interesting story of a warrior's conflicting loyalties between his birth tribe and the tribe who raised him.
*The Death of Head Chief and Young Mule:
    Cheyenne story about the death of a 19th-century warrior.
*Legend of the Crazy Dog Society:
    Blackfoot myth about magical Little People who teach powerful war medicine to a brave boy.

Recommended Books of Related Native American Legends

Field Mouse Goes to War:
    The story of the Hopi hero Warrior Mouse, with illustrations by a Hopi artist.
Spotted Eagle and Black Crow:
    Children's book based on Sioux legends about a disloyal friend who finds redemption through a brave death in battle.



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