ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -“The World on the Turtle’s Back” is an Iroquois (GrPE-kwoiQ) creation story filled with conflict and compelling characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Iroquois creation story, after Sky Woman gives birth to her daughter Tekawerahka on the turtle’s back (the Earth), they walk around the Earth so that the whole place can continue to be fertilized and the plants can grow.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the creation stories of the Lenape and Iroquois people, the Earth is created as soil is piled on the back of a great sea turtle that continues to grow until it is carrying the entire world. Many indigenous tribes in North America refer to the continent as Turtle Island to this day.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Iroquois creation story is a renowned Native American myth written by a Tuscarora historian, David Cusick. He is also the author of David Cusick’s Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations, which is known to be the first Indian-written history printed in the English language (Radus).

Detailed explanation-5: -Value of the turtle Some Native Americans believe that the turtle contributed to creation because the turtle dove into the primeval waters to retrieve mud to create Mother Earth. Additionally, the shell of the turtle represents protection and perseverance.