Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology

"Myths of the Cherokee" by James Mooney is a detailed look into the stories and history of the Cherokee people from the early 1900s. It puts together myths, old stories, and history to help us understand what the Cherokee believed, what their traditions were like, and about their culture. The book starts by explaining why it is important to keep Cherokee stories and the Cherokee language alive. It talks about how events in the past affected the tribe and how older people in the tribe kept the stories going even when things were hard. After that, the book shares the tribe’s myths about how the world was created, interesting stories about animals, and legends that show how the Cherokee saw the world and how connected they were to their land and their history.