Title:
Nya–gwa–ih, The Celestial Bear
Date:
ND
Scope & Content:
Mimeographed article regarding the Iroquois legend of the Celestial Bear.
The bear constellation is one of the most prominent in the heavens and must have early attracted the attention of leaders....
That the Ursa major of the white man's astronomical lore should be the same thing in the Indian's seems remarkable at first, and yet, when the elements which suggested the component ideas of the myth are examinded it will be found that to human minds in the same cultural stage, though separated by space and time the same factors suggest the same ideas or combinaton of ideas.
3 pages
The bear constellation is one of the most prominent in the heavens and must have early attracted the attention of leaders....
That the Ursa major of the white man's astronomical lore should be the same thing in the Indian's seems remarkable at first, and yet, when the elements which suggested the component ideas of the myth are examinded it will be found that to human minds in the same cultural stage, though separated by space and time the same factors suggest the same ideas or combinaton of ideas.
3 pages
Object ID:
DOC.ND02142
Object Name:
Article
Collection:
Folklore
Search Terms:
folklore
legend
Iroquois
Ursa Major
legend
Iroquois
Ursa Major