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rF *r99,N302 oK-o Given By Smithsonian Institution t 3^ BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGV BULLETIN 163 PLATE 1 First Man, pine tree and wiiite corn; First Woman, yucca and yellow corn. (From paintingbyGeraldNailor,MesaVerdeNationalPark,underdirectionofMedicine Man.) SklTHSONIAN INSTITUTION BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 163 THE DINE: ORIGIN MYTHS OF THE NAVAHO INDIANS By AILEEN O'BRYAN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1956 5 LQ U T ¥-jf- - li LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Aiiieeican Ethnology, Washington^ D. C, Jun^ ^7,1955. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled "TheDine OriginMythsoftheNavahoIndians,"byAileenO'Bryan, : and to recommend that it be published as a bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology. Very respectfully yours, M. W. Stirling, Director. Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Secretary^ Smithsonian Institution. II ForsalebytheSuperintendentofDocuments,U.S. GovernmentPrintingOffice CONTENTS PAGE Preface vii The Creation or Age of Beginning 1 The First World 1 The Second World 4 The Third World 4 The Fourth World 10 The Fifth World 11 The Order of Things, or the Age of Animal Heroes 13 The First Hogan 13 The Creation ofthe Sun and Moon 14 The Twelve Months of the Year 16 The Sun's Path 21 The Sky and the Earth 21 The Mountains Sacred to the Dine 23 Mountain Chants 27 The Coming of Death and Life 30 Old Age and Illness 32 The Plan, or Order of Things 32 The Age of the Gods, or the Story of the Twins 35 The People of the Stone Houses r 35 The Stick Race 36 Prayer Sticks 36 Weaving 37 The Monsters Appear 39 When the Coyote Married the Maiden 40 The Maiden who Became a Bear 44 The Story of Noqoil pi, the Great Gambler 48 The First Game, that of the Seven Sticks 56 The Second Game, that ofthe Rolling Ring 56 The Third Game, that of the Stick the Shape of the Rainbow 57 The Fourth Game, that of Hitting the Ball 58 The Fifth, the Guessing Game 58 The Sixth Game, the Kicked Stick 59 The Seventh, the Game of the Planted Sticks 60 The Eighth Game, the Foot Race 60 The Story of the Moccasin Game 63 The Story of the Coming ofthe White Bead Woman 71 The White Bead Maiden's Marriage with the Sun 75 The Story of the Twin Brothers 77 The Story of the Twins and the Giant Yeitso 83 The Story of the Twins and Teel get, the Giant Elk 84 The Story of the Elder Brother and Tse na'hale, the GiantBirds 87 The Story of Tse'naga'hai, the Rolling Rock 92 The Story of Tsadidahalt' a li, the Twelve Antelope 93 III IV CONTENTS — The Age of the Gods, or the Story of the Twins Continued page The Story of Tse'tahotsilta'li, He-Whc-Kicks-People-Off-Cliffs 94 The Story of Loka'adi kisi, the Slashing Reeds 95 The Story of the Beautiful, Dangerous Young Woman 96 The Story ofthe Last Great Grief,theSwallowPeopleof MesaVerde. 97 The Story of Tse'yeinti'li, the Rocks that Crush 98 The Story of Nayie a'anyie, or the Evil Eyes 98 The Story of the Four Last Ills 99 The Wanderings or Age of the Patriarchs 101 Introduction: Sandoval's prayer 101 The Origin of the Dtne 102 The First Clans of the Dine 103 The Making of the Headdress 107 The Story of the Water Buffalo's Kingdom 109 The Naming of the Brothers, and Their Departure 109 The Departure of the First Four Holy Ones 111 The Departure of the Holy Beings 111 The Departure of the White Bead Woman 112 The Story of the Clan Called Tqo yahha'tline 115 The Story of the Rain Ceremony and Its Hogan 117 The Two Who Returned 119 Two Clans Related to the Clan Tqo yah ha' tline 119 * The Story of the Pictograph of the CoU 119 The Stoi-y of the Mountain Chant and the Fire Dance 121 The Storyofthe Flint Knife Boysandthe Great Warriorof Aztec 126 The Journey of the Elder Brother 127 The Story of the Younger Sister 130 The Story of the Mountain Top Chant, or the Story of the Maiden and the Bear 131 The Story of the Summer Dance 138 The Story of San'hode'di'begaeye, the Beggar's Son 143 The Story of the Two Maidens and the White Butterfly 157 The Story of San'hode'di's Medicine 164 The Story of the Dine 166 The Story of the Two Boys and the Coming of the Horses 175 The Story of the Na\'aho and the Apache Peoples 181 Literature cited 185