LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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The Duck
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The Turtle
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The Muskrat
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Two Swans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Peacemaker had the warriors uproot a great white pine under which left a gaping hole. The 50 chiefs and warriors threw their weapons of war under the Great Tree where an underground stream carried the weapons away and it was lifted back upright.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -To this day there are marks at the back of the Turtle’s shell which were made by Muskrat’s paw. The tiny bit of Earth fell on the back of the turtle. Almost immediately, it began to grow larger and larger and larger until it became the whole world.
Detailed explanation-4: -“I will bring up Earth or die trying.” They looked to see who it was. It was the tiny Muskrat. She dove down and swam and swam.