Stories from Quechan Oral Literature

• Main Author: Amy Miller (auth)
• Other Authors: A. M Halpern (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Open Book Publishers
• Subjects: Humanities; First Nations; Yuman; oral literature; oral tradition; Native Americans; Quechan
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Quechan are a Yuman people who have traditionally lived along the lower part of the Colorado River in California and Arizona. They are well known as warriors, artists, and traders, and they also have a rich oral tradition. The stories in this volume were told by tribal elders in the 1970s and ea...