Native American Tradition

In 1492 before Columbus arrived the independence had already developed a rich tradition of oral storytelling. The meaning of the word literature changes with time in the context. Beowulf, Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, and the griots of West Africa all come from traditions. The earliest American literature is grouped into four groups were Pre Columbians, Exploration, Colonial, and Revolutionary.
The literature of Pre Columbian period was from a rich and diverse collection of oral traditions. Creation stories include earth diver myths and emergence myths. . Animals, especially the Coyote, were often featured in trickered stories. Native American oral tradition story heavily relies on reputation. Literature of the Exploration era was, in fact, a literature of encounters. Native Americans were more than just simple victims of the European settlers. When reading Columbus, or any other writer, remember that the writer is writing …show more content…
When reading the letters of early explorers, try to determine what the writer's agenda was. The Colonial era of early American literature reflected the new realities of colonists' lives. People of different cultures viewed the colonization from different perspectives.The stories of Native Americans and Africans are largely though not entirely absent from the Colonial and Revolutionary eras of American literature. There were 41 pilgrims on the Mayflower. Pilgrims …show more content…
It's impossible to read without being reminded of how Native Americans suffered at the hands of European colonists. The colonists killed many Native Americans directly through war or forced labor; still more died from diseases to which they had no immunity. In addition, the history of colonization in North America is a long history of Europeans taking land from Native