USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Iroquois tradition, the world began as a great ocean with no light. Human-like Sky People lived on an island in the sky. Sky Woman fell towards the earth through a hole in the island. The sea animals built land on the Great Turtle’s back for her.

Detailed explanation-2: -These animals helped to create the Earth: when Sky Woman fell from the the floating island in the sky into the ocean, a giant sea turtle agreed to carry her on his back, and birds gave Sky Woman soil so she could create Earth on the turtle’s back, and plant seeds.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the woman fell, ducks flew beneath her to slow her descent. She landed in a vast watery place, with no land in sight. Turde arose from the water and let her rest on his back. Meanwhile, Muskrat dove beneath the water and brought up mud to form the earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Origin Stories-Sky Woman One day a pregnant sky woman drops through a hole created by an uprooted tree and begins to fall for what seems like eternity. Coming out of darkness, she eventually sees oceans. The animals from this world congregate, trying to understand what they see in the sky.

Detailed explanation-5: -The water birds saw Sky Woman fall and caught her so she would not fall into the water. It was the Great Turtle who offered his back as a place for Sky Woman. One by one, the sea animals swam down below the water in search of the sacred earth that fell with Sky Woman.