Native Folklore

The End of the Fourth World The First World was destroyed by a great fire falling from the sky. he Second World was destroyed by a great Ice Age. he Third World was destroyed by a world-wide flood. The signs of end of the Fourth World include earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, social and political imbalance, droughts and famines, and erratic changes in the climate. So say the Hopi Shamans.Meet Jeremy Nash, world-renowned debunker of myths, unraveler of conspiracy theories, and skeptic of the supernatural. After enduring a harrowing trip by plane across the ...

Kushtaka or Kooshdakhaa is a Tlingit word meaning “land otter man.” The Kushtaka is on one hand the nemeses of the Tlingit people, yet necessary to their Shamans who play a critical role in the survival of the Tlingits. The Tlingit people are as mysterious in their beliefs as the Kushtaka, making for strange bedfellows.

Insightful, telling, ironic, and moving, 14 Native-American legends reflect a nomadic non-property-owning culture, with a reverence for all things natural.