FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Turtle
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Eagle
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Buffalo
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Squirrel
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Detailed explanation-1: -Turtle Island is the name many Algonquian-and Iroquoian-speaking peoples mainly in the northeastern part of North America use to refer to the continent. In various Indigenous origin stories, the turtle is said to support the world, and is an icon of life itself.
Detailed explanation-2: -’Turtle Island’ is the name for the lands now known as North and Central America. It is a name used by some Indigenous peoples who believe their land was formed on the back of a turtle. Though regional versions exist, the core of this creation story relates to a time when the planet was covered in water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Native American Animals: The Turtle (Kéya) Symbolizes Grandmother Earth (Uŋčí makȟá )
Detailed explanation-4: -Turtle Island is a name for Earth or North America, used by some Indigenous peoples, as well as by some Indigenous rights activists. The name is based on a common North American Indigenous creation story and is in some cultures synonymous with “North America."