Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered as second-class matter June 24, iqo8, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under 



the act of July 16, 1894 



No. 437 ALBANY, N. Y. December 15, 1908 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



Museum bulletin 125 

 MYTHS AND LEGENDS 



OF THE 



NEW YORK STATE IROQUOIS 



BY 



HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE 

 ( Ya-ie-wa-noh) 



EDITED AND ANNOTATED BY 



ARTHUR CASWELL PARKER 



(Ga-\va-so-wa-neh) 



PAGE 



Prefatory note 5 



Introduction 7 



Biography of Harriet Maxwell 



Converse 14 



Pt 1 Iroquois Myths and Legends. 



PAGF. 



Neh Ho-noh-tci-noh-gah, the 

 Guardians of the Little Waters, 

 a Seneca Medicine Society. A. 

 C. Parker 149 



Appendix A. Origin of Good and 



Harriet Maxwell Converse. 31 \ Evil 184 



Pt2 Myths and Legends. Har- \ Appendix B. The Stone Giants . 185 



riet Maxwell Converse (Re- Appendix C. The De-o-ha-ko.. . 185 



vised from rough drafts) 93 Appendix D. The Legendary 



Pt 3 Miscellaneous papers. Har- Origin of Wampum 187 



riet Maxwell Converse 128 I Index 191 



