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Thompson Legends and Traditional Stories

This is our collection of links to Thompson folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our American Indian folklore 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. In particular, though these legends come from the Thompson tribe, the traditional stories of the Okanagan and other Salishan tribes are very similar.

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

Thompson Indian Folklore

*Traditions of the Thompson River Indians:
    Online book of Thompson River myths and legends.
*Thompson River Indian Traditional Stories:
    Three Thompson legends.
*The Youth Who Joined The Deer:
    Thompson legend about a man who married a deer.
*The Bag Of Winds:
    Thompson legend about a man who caught the wind.
*The Dog Children:
    Uta'mqt (Lower Thompson) legend about a woman who married a dog.
*The Girl Who Married The Crow:
    Thompson legend about a crow woman.
*The Woman Who Became A Horse:
    Thompson legend about a horse woman.
*The Fish-Man:
    Thompson legend about a woman who married a fish.
*A Man Eats His Sisters' Berries:
    Light-hearted Thompson story about a man who fooled his sisters.

Additional Resources

 Books of Native American legends
 Native religion
 Interior Salish rituals and traditions



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