Yellowtone Valley And The Great Flood Myth Summary

Yellowstone Valley and the Great Flood To begin, the Yellowstone Valley and the great flood myth is drawn out by a older man of the area whom was being interviewed by a journalist. According to the tale, Yellowstone Valley survived the great flood by learning from the action of the greedy men who were taking the tribe's land, animals, and resources. The tribe peacefully dealt with the men and let them do their actions. Then the rains began. It began pouring and pouring, it was sent by the gods to get rid of these horrible people. The invaders became flustered and moved to higher grounds. Then the spotted bear, medicine man, and tribe gathered to deal with the rains. They seeked buffalo to stay safe and found one and then a calf and cow as well. They tribes people then proceeded to get out a white buffalo skin. The spotted bear lay the white buffalo skin and everyone began to stretch it throughout the Yellowstone Valley and its mountains and plains. The winds blew and blew the skin up like a tent and …show more content…
In the myth, a spotted bear helps the tribe create a safe place to survive throughout the rains and great flood. The spotted bear speaks in the words of the gods above and and tells them what to do. He is the one who pulls out the white buffalo skin and speaks to the humans to help them with the plan.
To conclude, the myth of Yellowstone and the great flood is how the habitat of Yellowstone Valley and those within it stayed safe. With the gods help of sending out the invaders that were harming out the environment, the spotted bear giving the message of the gods on how to survive the great rains and flood, the tribes people survived and the lands stayed restored and in good conditions. The elements of divine powers/gods above and anthropomorphism played a large role in explaining natural events and spiritual connections to the world around