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Mohawk Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Mohawk folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Indian stories 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, so you may also want to visit our page comparing the stories from the Iroquois tribes (which include the Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Mohawk Indians), since the traditional stories of those tribes are very similar.

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

Mohawk Indian Folklore

*The Monster Bear:
    Mohawk legend about the origin of the Big Dipper constellation.
*How The Eagle First Came To The People:
    Mohawk legend about a boy who turned into an eagle.
*The Thunderbird Twins:
    Mohawk legend about how Thunderbird was divided in half.
*Why the Turtle Has a Broken Shell:
    Mohawk legend about how Turtle broke his shell.
*The Story of Corn:
    Mohawk legend about the origin of corn.
*How Fire Came to the Six Nations:
    Mohawk version of this typical Iroquois legend about the origin of fire.

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