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Wasco Indian Legends

This is our collection of links to Wasco folktales and traditional stories that can be read online. We have indexed our Indian mythology 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 Wascos, the traditional stories of related tribes like the Chinook and Maidu tribes are very similar.

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

Wasco Indian Folklore

*Coyote Places the Stars:
    Wasco myth about the origin of the constellations.
*Coyote and Multnomah Falls * A Legend Of Multnomah Falls:
    Wasco stories about the origin of Multnomah Falls.
*Bridge of the Gods:
    Wasco legend about Coyote's fight with Thunderbird.
*Pah-To, The White Eagle:
    Wasco story about the origin of Mount Hood and Mount Adams.
*The Elk Spirit Of Lost Lake:
    Wasco story about the origin of the Lake of the Lost Spirits.

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