TRADITIONAL STORIES OF THE SOUTHEAST NATIONS BY CARLA MOONEY CONTENT CONSULTANT Frances Kay Holmes PhD Assistant Professor Native American and Indigenous Studies Fort Lewis College Cover image Seminole dancers perform a traditional stomp dance Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com NATIVE AMERICAN ORAL HISTORIES
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NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST It is early July and the first corn has ripened Families gather around a fire in the village A spark shoots into the night sky as the children sit near an elder Soon he begins telling stories Visions of supernatural creatures and incredible events fill the minds of the listeners Many members of Southeastern Nations including the Seminole continue to perform traditional stories and songs today
