How does Native American culture influence their legends?
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The world around us - what is the sun? ● Why are you excited? ● What is the wind? - How did people reach the earth?
Explain that everyone uses myths and legends to explain the world from the beginning. It may be comparable to explaining world religions and Biblical stories
Myth: Why does the man have a fire? When the earth is young, the fire is owned by a bear. No matter where they go, bears fire with them. When it was cold, Fire kept Bear and his family warm. When the light is dark, the fire lights up.
One day Bell and his family came to the forest. When he and his family went exploring, the bear set fire at the edge of the forest
Immediately the bell found that the forest had the best acorns that he had ever tasted. Bears and his family went deep inside the forest to find more acorns. They ate, eat, and they did not quit. At the same time, the fire ran out of trees. The fire cried out to the bear, "Return back to feed me!" But the bear is too far from the forest.
Myth: Why does the man appear after lighting the men? He asked if fire could help. The fire told him to bring trees and sticks. The man placed the stick on the fire and soon the fire burned again. Men like the light and warmth of fire. They are very happy together. When the bear finally came back, the fire kidnaped him, and now the fire is of human.
At the beginning only the chaos came: Gaia, Tartarus, and love. Next, more work is born from 12 Titans and 3 Cyclops. Finally, more creations like Zeus and other gods appeared. In Greek mythology, please emphasize that most heroes are people or gods, most of them resemble people.
NATIVE AMERICANS believes: 'Various tribes = various legends - great minds or creators, Mother Earth
Many different creative stories generally have a great spirit or creator, often the role of Mother Earth.
- A person who can usually heal other people with the help of magical power and soul. Usually tribal leaders
In the future course of the department, there will be American myths from Inuit tribes. This slide is intended to give people a deep understanding of the various cultural styles of the Arctic tribe and the American middle tribe.
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