Contents

Authors’ biographies

Dedication

Part I: Acknowledgements and Introduction

by Amy Miller

Acknowledgements

Introduction

A Quechan Account of Origins

The Quechan Legend of the Creation

The Migration of the Yuman Tribes

From English to Quechan

From recording to manuscript

Alphabet

Grammar

Conventions

References

Part II: The Quechan Legend of the Creation

Retold in the Quechan language by George Bryant

Part III: A Quechan Account of Origins

Retold in the Quechan language by George Bryant

Part IV: The Migration of the Yuman Tribes

Told in the Quechan language by George Bryant

Notes