▁moth ers ' ▁w omb s , ▁they ▁tra ve led ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁creation ▁and ▁directly ▁witness ed ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁their ▁myth ology . ▁The ▁Moh ave ▁also ▁provided ▁a ▁rare ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁detailed ▁semi - histor ical ▁narr ative ▁of ▁travel s ▁and ▁wars ▁with ▁an ▁extended ▁internal ▁chron ology ▁that ▁was ▁generally ▁consistent . ▁ ▁Online ▁examples ▁of ▁Moh ave ▁narr atives ▁▁ ▁" Two ▁M yth s ▁of ▁the ▁Mission ▁Indians ▁of ▁California " ▁by ▁Alfred ▁L . ▁K roe ber ▁( 1 9 0 6 ) ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁American ▁Indian ▁by ▁Edward ▁S . ▁Curt is ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁M oj ave ▁language ▁ ▁S ources ▁for ▁Moh ave ▁narr atives ▁ ▁C raw ford , ▁Jud ith . ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁" Co y ote ▁and ▁C rane ▁( M oh ave ) ". ▁In ▁Co y ote ▁St ories , ▁edited ▁by ▁William ▁Bright , ▁pp . ▁ 1 2 1 - 1 2 3 . ▁International ▁Journal ▁of ▁American ▁L ingu istics ▁Native ▁American ▁Text s ▁Series ▁No . ▁ 1 . ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press . ▁( N arr ated ▁by ▁Robert ▁S . ▁Martin ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 .) ▁ ▁Curt is , ▁Edward ▁S . ▁ 1 9 0 7 - 1 9 3 0 . ▁The ▁North ▁American ▁Indian . ▁ 2 0 ▁vol s . ▁Pl im pton ▁Press , ▁Nor wood , ▁Massachusetts