To learn more about oral tradition:

 

Vansina, J. (1985). Oral Tradition as a History. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press.

 

To learn more about Native American oral tradition:

 

Anyon, R., Ferguson, T.J., Jackson, L., & Lane, L. (1994, November 9-10). Native American Oral Traditions and Archaeology.

Erdoes, R. & Ortiz, A. (1984). American Indian myths and legends. New York: Pantheon Books.

Leeming, D. & Page, J. (1998). The Mythology of Native North America. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.

 

Ruoff, L. & Brown, A. (1990). American Indian Literatures: An Introduction, Bibliographic Review and Selected Bibliography. New York: The Modern Language Association of America.

 

Swann, B. (1983). Smoothing the Ground: Essays on Native American Oral Literature. Berkeley and Los Angeles: The University of California Press.

 

To learn more about animals’ role in Native American oral tradition:

 

Caduto, M.J. & Bruchac, J. (1997). Keepers of the animals: Native American stories and wildlife activities for children. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing.

 

To learn more about birds’ place in Native American oral tradition:

 

Native American Birds of Myth and Legend. Retrieved from http://www.native-languages.org/legends-bird.htm