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The World on the Tur
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define myth. | A traditional story, passed down through generations, that explains why the world is the way it is. In myths, events usually result from the actions of supernatural beings. |
| Define creation myth | Explains how the universe, earth, and life began. |
| What Native American group/tribe is responsible for this creation myth? | Iroquois |
| According to this myth what did the “world” consist of in the beginning? | A great ocean & a great void of air. Birds of the sea flew in the air & fish and see creatures lived in the ocean. |
| What existed above this “unpeopled” world? Who/what lived there? | Above the “world” was the Sky-World where gods who were like people lived. |
| What grew in the middle of this place? What rule was associated with this object? | A Great Tree. It was a sacred tree & was not to be marked or mutilated. |
| Describe the relationship between the man and woman? | They’re married. She is pregnant & very demanding o fthe man. |
| Who/what rescues the falling woman? Where is she taken? | The birds of the sea carried her to the back of a great sea turtle. |
| Who/what “brought from the bottom of the ocean the soil from which the earth was to grow”? | A muskrat. |
| By what other name is this creature known? | The Earth-Diver. |
| How does the woman cause the earth to grow? | She placed the tiny clod of dirt on the turtle’s back & began walking around it in the direction the sun goes. |
| What is the source of the roots that the woman planted on the turtle’s back? | They were under her fingernails from when she clawed at the roots to prevent herself from falling from the Sky-World |
| What did the man, “the West Wind”, lay across the body of the woman’s daughter? | Two arrows – a sharp one & a dull one. |
| What did the twins fight about while in the womb? | How they would be born. |
| How were the two children born? | The right-handed was born the normal way; the left-handed was born through his mother’s left armpit. |
| What happened to the mother of the twins? Who caused it? | She was killed due to the way the left-handed twin chose to be born. |
| What does the buried mother symbolize? | Mother Earth or Mother Nature. |
| What grew from her head? What are these known as? What grew from heart? | From her head grew corn, beans, & squash -- “our supporters, the three sisters”. Sacred tobacco grew from her heart. |
| Which of the twins does the grandmother favor? | The left-handed twin. |
| Describe the twins. | The right-handed was the one who did everything just as he should. He said what he meant, and he meant what he said. He always told the truth, and he always tried to accomplish what seemed to be right and reasonable. |
| Describe the twins. | The left-handed never said what he meant or meant what he said. He always lied, and he always did things backward. You could never tell what he was trying to do because he always made it look as if he were doing the opposite. He was the devious one. |
| What do the twins represent/symbolize? | The right-handed represented the straight mind, the upright man, the right. The left-handed represented the crooked mind, the devious man, the left. |
| How do the twins create balance in the world? | The right-handed created deer, the ground squirrel, the porcupine (plant-eating animals), berries & fruits, & man. The left-handed created the mountain lion, the weasel, the bear , poisonous plants, & medicines . Probably had a hand in man, as well. |
| Why does the left-handed twin choose a “mere stick” to fight the duel, while the right-handed twin selects a deer antler? | The twins saw into the deepest part of the other’s mind. The right lied about what would defeat him & the left told the truth. |
| What happens to the left-handed twin after the duel? | He dies but he doesn’t die. The right-handed twin throws the body off the edge of the earth. |
| What does the right-handed twin do with the head of his grandmother? What has she become? | He throws it into the sky, where it becomes the moon (“Our Grandmother, the Moon”) & watched over the realm of the left-handed twin (the night). |
| Where do the twins reside and “keep an eye on the affairs of men”? | The right-handed lives in the Sky-World & the left-handed lives in the world below. |
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