The time period referred to as pre-Columbian North America can be traced back to aline great importance with the sun, in terms of the Native Americans' beliefs. As most people know, Native Americans were extremely close to nature and placed great value upon the sun. One Native American myth states that there was an eagle that would open its wings to allow the sun to shine and close them to create night. While there are many different beliefs and theories from the different tribe, there is an overall pattern of the significant of the sun. With that said, all of the four solstice/equinoxes would have been important to the pre-Columbian time period. After taking into consideration the importance of light to the Native Americans, it seems as though
