American Indian Myths and Legends Ed. by Richard Erdoes & Alfonso Ortiz

  I just had a great experience while reading these great Native Indian myths and legends selected by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz. What I enjoyed the most of reading these ancient myths is the way these different native american tribes used things that we might find dumb or overrated, as for example animals or plants, they used it as something more holy and important in their everyday life. By them using nature as a way to express their view on something they found important, is what truly got me interested in continuing reading their myths and legends. I was also pleased to see how both Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz stated in the very beginning that they did not edit anything or take random information from anywhere, they even stated where each myth was taken from, at the end of every myth. It was also interesting to notice how they were disappointed to see how some of the ancient Native Americans myths/legends were  changed by white men. It's good to see how these two men decided to go out and search for these myths that may seem useless or not important to us, but in reality it holds the heart of these different native american tribes cultures. Even though most of these tribes no longer exist, including their culture, by gathering these myths and folktales, we can see how their cultures were, and how they used nature as an answer to their questions.