Native American Folklore

Native American Folklore Native American Folklore is inspired by nature. All the stories I read dealt with animals and the outdoors. In the stories the animals were given human qualities, which is not much different from our culture’s folklore. These stories had depth they really meant something. Native Americans have different ways of putting celebrations and meaningful events into story form. Each of the stories I read had something to do with a successful …

…story is that if you are proud and selfish you will loose it all in the end. I believe that these folklore’s are lessons for the young Native American children. The stories teach children how to behave. Native American folklore’s are all closely related. Mainly, because they were passed along the tribes in terms of entertainment. Each story has a lesson and a meaning; they seem to relate to life experiences. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**