LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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entertain the hunter.
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apologize to the deer.
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praise the hunter’s skills
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ensure that the hunt will be successful
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Navajo, “Hunting Song” was given to them by Hastyeyalti, the god of the sunrise and of game animals. Navajo men prepared for the hunt by praying and singing hunting songs, in the belief that if they sang well, they would have success.
Detailed explanation-2: -Where is the deer when the hunter in “Hunting Song” begins singing? at the mountain top; the summit. What is the pain purpose of the “Hunter’s song"? To guarantee a good hunt.
Detailed explanation-3: -Animals were hunted by hunters to obtain certain valuable products from them. For example, elephants are hunted for their valuable tusks, rhinos are hunted for their horns and bears are hunted for their fur.
Detailed explanation-4: -Environmental philosopher Gary Varner identifies three types of hunting: therapeutic, subsistence, and sport. Each type is distinguished by the purpose it is meant to serve. Therapeutic hunting involves intentionally killing wild animals in order to conserve another species or an entire ecosystem.