LEGENDS OF THE NORTHWEST. BY H. L. GORDON,
_Author of Pauline_.

CONTAINING

PRELUDE--THE MISSISSIPPI.

THE FEAST OF THE VIRGINS, A LEGEND OF THE DAKOTAS.

WINONA, A LEGEND OF THE DAKOTAS.

THE LEGEND OF THE FALLS, A LEGEND OF THE DAKOTAS.

THE SEA-GULL, THE OJIBWA LEGEND OF THE PICTURED ROCKS OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

MINNETONKA.

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PREFACE.

I have for several years devoted many of my leisure hours to the study
of the language, history, traditions, customs and superstitions of
the Dakotas. These Indians are now commonly called the "Sioux"--a name
given them by the early French traders and _voyageurs_. "Dakota"
signifies _alliance_ or _confederation_. Many separate bands,
all having a common origin and speaking a common tongue, were united
under this name. See "_Tah-Koo Wah-Kan_," or "_The Gospel Among
the Dakotas_," by Stephen R. Riggs, pp. 1 to 6 inc.