Native American Creation Story Summary

Creation Through the Natives’ Eyes
Native Americans lived in many different groups and tribes, and each tribe seemed to have their own view on how the world came to be. There were a vast amount of native tribes, almost too many to count. Almost every tribe developed their own myths with some of them being very similar and some being radically different. These stories helped shape the way the natives lived and interacted with one another. Some tribes and very short and brief stories while others had very long and detailed stories. One of the tribes with an especially long story was the Navajo. The Navajo believe they originally emerged in their world, the fourth world, through a magic reed. They were previously in three underworlds, but these …show more content…
The Navajo deities had set the mountains down, the sun, and the moon. They were carefully placing the stars, but the Coyote, also known as the trickster, got annoyed with the waiting. He then took the remaining stars and hurled them into the sky. The rest of the deities continued to make necessities like trees, clouds, and rain. Unfortunately, they were attacked by evil monsters. Soon, twins that were given lightning bolts as weapons were fighting the monster. Every time they killed a monster they were turned to stone, and eventually all the monsters were eradicated. …show more content…
The mound was named Nanih Wiya. The Choctaw’s creator used this mound to form the first people. These people had to crawl through an extensive, dark cavern into the daylight. Those who came out became the first Choctaw (Unknown). The Creek Indians seemed to be the final tribe to have a very short explanation for creation. They believe that the world was originally entirely underwater, except for a hill called Nunne Chaha. On top of the hill, there was a house where Esaugetuh Emissee lived, whose name meant “master of breath.” He created all people from the earth that was on his hill.