LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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He was the biggest.
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He was the smartest.
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He appealed to them.
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He could solve problems.
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He gave them confidence.
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to “The Osage Creation Account, ” why did the animals ask the elk for help? The elk was the finest animal and inspired all the others and gave people confidence so they were appealed to talk to the elk.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Osages, Dhegiha Siouan speakers, believed in the beginning that there was chaos in the universe. Amid the chaos, the all-powerful, mysterious, and invisible life force, Wakonda, created order by organizing the universe into air, land, and water, creating the Middle Waters.
Detailed explanation-3: -A major example of this is the origin of humans. In the Osage Creation Account, humans reside in the sky until the mythical Elk helps the human rid water from the landmasses that they would eventually inhabit.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Elk proceeded to offer more gifts by creating all of the grasses on earth and all of the landforms, streams, and rivers from his different body parts. The people remember O´-pxon Ton-ga. We call him Mon-zhon ga´-xe, Earth Maker.
Detailed explanation-5: -Navajo origin stories begin with a First World of darkness (Nihodilhil). From this Dark World the Dine began a journey of emergence into the world of the present. It had four corners, and over these appeared four clouds. These four clouds contained within themselves the elements of the First World.