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Indian Stories and Legends of the Stillaguamish and Allied Tribes
These little
stories about animals, people and places have been told to me by
people whose friendship I value highly. Several of them are now gone
to the happy hunting grounds. It is about twenty years ago since the
first ones were written down as notes in a scrapbook. Since then.
the collection has been increasing steadily. Have told some of them
to friends; they have encouraged me to publish, if possible, a few
of the more interesting ones. The demand would of course be limited,
and as it costs nearly as much to print a small number of books or
pamphlets as more, the price will be higher than it should be. It
would be the greatest pleasure to me if I could afford to have a
couple hundred copies printed and give them away to people who might
wish to have them. However, I make no excuse for this effort; I am
sure a few people will appreciate it, regardless of poor grammar,
and other faults. Listen to the Indian He Knows We know a lot about the animals and wild life, don't we also about hunting and fishing, about how things happened to happen and be as they are. But do we know as much about these things as the Indian? No, certainly not. Let us then, at tonight's camp fire, sit down and attentatively listen, to what our Indian friend had to tell us. He hasn't read these stories in books, all he knows and tells us has been told around other camp fires way back into "ole man" time and corroborated by his own observations. Nels Bruseth,
This site includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that the WebMasters in any way endorse the stereotypes implied . Indian Stories and Legends of the Stillaguamish and Allied Tribes
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