LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Gods of Corn
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The Wind GIves Life
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The Feather of Life
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Corn and Buckskin
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following would be a good title for the excerpt from The Navajo Origin Legend? b. “Winds of Life"This is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Another title for this excerpt from The Navajo Origin Legend might be “It Was the Wind That Gave Them Life”.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to the Navajo, only the Creator knows where the beginning is. The Creator had a thought that created Light in the East. Then the thought went South to create Water, West to create Air, and North to create Pollen from emptiness. This Pollen became Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -What part does the wind play in the ritual from the excerpt of The Navajo Origin Legend? it gives life to the man and the woman.
Detailed explanation-5: -The winds role in the Navajo creation ceremony is that if the wind blows it makes people come to life. Wind is a symbol for life.