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This is our collection of links to Oneida 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 Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, Mohawk, and Oneida Indians), since the traditional stories of those tribes are very similar.
Sky Woman:
The mother goddess of the Iroquois tribes, said to have fallen through a hole in the sky.
Good Spirit and Bad Spirit:
Sky Woman's twin grandsons. Good Spirit was the benefactor of the Onondagas, slew monsters
and created many things to help humankind; his twin Bad Spirit was evil and caused destruction.
The Thunders:
Powerful storm spirits who live in the sky and cause thunder and lightning. Although they are
dangerous beings and their gaze can bring death to mortal men, they usually play a positive
role in Oneida legends and spirituality and are typically portrayed as honorable and fair.
Oneida Oral Tradition:Haudenosaunee Creation Story 
Sky Woman: The Birth of Good and Evil:The Warrior Maiden:How the Turtle Flew South for the Winter:Tree of Peace:Rabbit Dance:Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, And History: Iroquois Indian Myths And Legends: 
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