One of the sharp contrasts that I noticed between the two creation stories was the fact that there was a mystical woman giving birth to the twins in the Iroquois origin story. No mention is given as to who this woman is or how she came about, just like there is no mention of where these monsters came from or who made them and why they where even in the story. Like you said the bible does not have a turtle or any other creature partake in the actual creation part of the story.
The introduction of evil seems to permeate into inanimate things such as waterfalls, high mountains and steep crevices in the Iroquois recount. In the bible story evil is introduced in the form of the cunning snake: "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild
The introduction of evil seems to permeate into inanimate things such as waterfalls, high mountains and steep crevices in the Iroquois recount. In the bible story evil is introduced in the form of the cunning snake: "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild