Translator's AcknowledgmentsPrefacePt. One: On the Side of the Fog1. An Untimely Pregnancy2. Coyote, Father and Son3. The Dentalia Thieves4. A Myth to Go Back in Time5. The Fateful Sentence6. A Visit to the Mountain GoatsPt. Two: Breaks through the Clouds7. The Child Taken by the Owl8. Jewels and Wounds9. The Son of the Root10. Twins: Salmon, Bears, and Wolves11. Meteorology at Home12. Jewels and Food13. From the Moon to the Sun14. The Dog HusbandPt. Three: On the Side of the Wind15. The Capture of the Wind16. Indian Myths, French Folktales17. The Last Return of the Bird-Nester18. Rereading Montaigne19. The Bipartite Ideology of the AmerindiansNotesBibliographyIndex