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The story of the Moon

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Title The story of the Moon
Subject Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Origins; Indians of North America--Languages; Paiute Indians; Paiute Indians--history; Language and languages; Ethnohistory; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Ute and Paiute Legends 1873; Traditions; Native Americans
Tribe Paiute; Ute
Description After the Shin-au-av brothers awoke from the slumber they found they had lost all their hair (or fur). They soon discover that insects had taken their hair and put it on a great object which rose up into the heavens. This story explains the Ute idiom 'the man in the moon' as it is the lost hair of Shin-au-av.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name (31) The story of the Moon.pdf
Language eng
Rights Digital Image © 2010 America West Center. All Rights Reserved.
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jx19fq