Introduction, Marianne Mithun and Hanni Woodbury
Ceremonial Texts
Tobacco Invocation: Seneca, William Fenton and Henry Redeye (edited by Wallace Chafe)
Thanksgiving Address: Cayuga, Michael Foster and Jacob E. Thomas
The Edge of the Forest: Mohawk, Karin Michelson, Frank Natawe, Catherine and Michael Norton
Accounts of Past Events
Two Letters: Oneida, Jack Campisi and Richard Chrisjohn
Red Jacket: Seneca, Wallace Chafe and Edward Curry
Tall Corn: Odondaga, Hanni Woodbury and Harry Webster
Traditional Stories
Two Stories: Oneida, Clifford Abbott, Melissa Cornelius, and Lawrence Johns
The Bear and the Fox: Mohawk, Nancy Bonvillain and Beatrice Francis
The Bird: Seneca, Wallace Chafe and Lena Snow
The Dinosaur: Tuscarora, Marianne Mithun and Elton Greene
The Stonecoat: Seneca, Marianne Mithun and Myrtle Peterson
Spontaneous Narratives
How to Hunt Rabbits: Cayuga, Marianne Mithun and Reginald Henry
How to Make a Snowsnake: Onondaga, Hanni Woodbury and Harry Webster
How to Play the Snowsnake Game: Onondaga, Hanni Woodbury and Harry Webster
Anecdotes
Short Pants: Seneca, Wallace Chafe and Albert Jones
Personal Anecdote: Cayuga, Michael Foster and Howard Sky
The Wart: Tuscarora, Marianne Mithun and Elton Greene
The Dog: Onondaga, Hanni Woodbury and Harry Webster
References