Summary Of The World On The Turtle's Back By The Iroquois

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Who knew that the “new world” was in sync with the “old world”? Each Native American Tribe has elaborated on their own story of how the world came to be. One story of creation that leaves the reader with an open eye is the story of The World on the Turtle’s back by the Iroquois. This story catches the attention of many researchers and historians for one reason only. The reason being it catches a lot of attention is because of the synergy on how the stories came to be when the Eastern Hemisphere had known about the Bible and when the Native Americans had nothing but their own traditions and myths passed down from generation to generation. It is profoundly opulent on the way these two distinct cultures have so many similarities as well as

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