Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest by folklorist Ella E. Clark, featuring distinctive illustrations by Robert Bruce Inverarity, is a 1984 reissue of a classic 1953 University of California Press compilation that preserves the oral literature of the region's indigenous peoples. The volume gathers more a hundred traditional myths and legends collected directly from tribal elders across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and northern California. Clark meticulously categorizes the stories into tales of the transformers, accounts of animal people, and explanations of dramatic geographical features—such as the creation of the Bridge of the Gods on the Columbia River or the shaping of Crater Lake. By treating these oral traditions as both high literature and vital cultural history, the book honors the spiritual and ecological worldview of the Pacific Northwest's original inhabitants. Ultimately, it serves as an indispensable and enduring literary resource for educators, folklorists, and regional readers seeking to understand the deep mythological heritage embedded in the physical landscape of the Pacific Northwest.