Most Native American tribes have a long tradition of telling stories about their history and beliefs. These stories and legends weren't written down, but were passed down orally from generation to generation. A lot of their stories had to do with nature and how certain things came to be. Most tribes had a story about how the earth and people were created called creation myths.
Below are some of the stories, legends, and mythology of the Native Americans. The specific tribe where the story originated is in parentheses.