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Tables of Contents for Stars of the First People
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
4
Acknowledgments
xv
1 Stars of the First People: A Brief Introduction to Native American Star Lore
1
5
2 Greek Constellations: A Classical View of the Night Sky
6
29
3 The Celestial Bear Hunt: Stars of the Northeast
35
39
Micmac
36
4
Passamaquoddy
40
3
Iroquois Confederacy
43
11
Delaware
54
2
Huron (Wyandot)
56
1
Chippewa (Ojibway)
57
7
Fox
64
2
Menominee
66
3
Shawnee
69
5
4 The Fisher Stars: Stars of the Subarctic
74
12
Montagnais (Innu), East Cree, and Naskapi
75
5
Chilcotin
80
2
Tahltan
82
1
Tutchone
83
1
Koyukon
84
2
5 Raven's Snowshoe Tracks: Stars of the Arctic
86
8
Alaskan Inuit
86
2
Canadian Inuit
88
2
Polar Inuit of Greenland
90
4
6 The Harpooner-of-Heaven: Stars of the Pacific Northwest
94
16
Tlingit
96
2
Tsimshian and Haida
98
1
Kwakiutl
99
1
Central Coast and Southern Coast Salish, including the Snohomish
100
2
Makah, Quileute, and Quinault
102
3
Cathlamet
105
5
7 Bringing the Day: Stars of the Plateau
110
14
Kootenai (Kootenay)
111
1
Thompson (Ntlakyapamuk)
112
2
Coeur d'Alene (Skitswish)
114
2
Flathead, Nez Perce, and Spokane
116
1
Wasco
117
4
Klamath
121
3
8 Chasing Rabbits into a Heavenly Net: Stars of the Great Basin
124
11
Northern Paiute
125
5
Southern Paiute
130
2
Shoshone
132
1
Ute
132
3
9 Knocking off Acorns: Stars of California
135
38
Yurok, Karok, and Wiyot
137
1
Shasta
138
2
Atsugewi
140
1
Patwin
141
1
Maidu
142
1
Pomo
143
1
Yokut and Monache
144
7
Cahuilla
151
3
Chumash
154
6
Luiseno
160
4
Ipai and Tipai
164
9
10 Chief of the Night: Stars of the Southwest
173
42
Eastern Pueblos
174
6
Western Pueblos: Zuni
180
4
Western Pueblos: Hopi
184
2
Navajo
186
7
Mescalero Apache
193
1
Jicarilla Apache
194
2
Havasupai, Walapai, and Yavapai
196
3
Maricopa and Cocopa
199
5
Pima
204
2
Tohono O'odham
206
2
Seri
208
7
11 A Bright Light Across the Heavens: Stars of the Great Plains
215
51
Pawnee
218
11
Wichita
229
1
Arikara
230
3
Omaha and Osage
233
2
Dakota and Lakota (Sioux)
235
2
Assiniboin
237
3
Mandan and Hidatsa
240
2
Crow
242
1
Blackfoot
243
12
Cheyenne
255
4
Arapaho
259
7
12 The Celestial Skiff: Stars of the Southeast
266
16
Cherokee
267
8
Creek, Alabama, Koasati, and Seminole
275
3
Caddo
278
1
Natchez
279
3
Coming to Know the Night Sky: A Conclusion
282
2
Appendix A: Classical Star Groups and Their Native American Counterparts
284
21
Appendix B: The Twenty Brightest Stars
305
1
Notes
306
11
References
317
11
Index
328