¿Native American Myths and Legends?

Question

I will highly appreciate if someone could provide me with one of the above regarding nature.

Will appreciate your reply.

Bye

Mr. Kilroymaster:
I do have very many, but none on nature. trees, plants, mountains, water and so on. All I would need are links though two very nice users have provided me with full info. I am a university student and thus I can look it up myself. Thank you.

Answer 1

OSAGE CREATION

Way beyond, a part of the Wazha'zhe lived in the sky. They desired to know their origin, the source from which they came into existence. They went to the sun. He told them that they were his children. Then they wandered still farther and came to the moon. She told them that she gave birth to them, and that the sun was their father. She told them that they must leave their present abode and go down to the earth and dwell there. They came to the earth, but found it covered with water. They could not return to the place they had left, so they wept, but no answer came to them from anywhere. They floated about in the air, seeking in every direction for help from some god; but they found none. The animals were with them, and of all these the elk was the finest and most stately, and inspired all the creatures with confidence; so they appealed to the elk for help. He dropped into the water and began to sink. Then he called to the winds, and the winds came from all quarters and blew until the waters went upward as in a mist.
At first rocks only were exposed, and the people traveled on the rocky places that produced no plants, and there was nothing to eat. Then the waters began to go down until the soft earth was exposed. When this happened, the elk in his joy rolled over and over on the soft earth, and all his loose hairs clung to the soil. The hairs grew, and from them sprang beans, corns, potatoes, and wild turnips, and then all the grasses and trees.

Answer 2

A man returning from hunting found a curious hole in the ground. He looked into it and somebody spoke to him.

The hunter asked who it was.

But the thing did not tell him, only said it was a grandfather (grandfather was how many tribes once addressed a Lenape):
"If anyone wishes to hear stories, let them come here and roll in a little tobacco or a bead, and I will tell them a story."

So the people came. And that is the beginning of the stories which we do not know are true or not.

This grandfather told them never to tell stories after it begins to get warm in the spring.
"If you do," he said, "the snakes, bugs, and all kinds of little creatures will get after you."

Answer 3

I suggest you gas up and pay a visit to a rez. You'll only get 'regurgitated homogenized" versions online or in books. Sometimes outright lies. Stories that just SOUND Indian, but really written by non's.

It's summer time . . . it'd make a good day trip.

Good Luck.

Answer 4

we don't have "myths" and "legends". we've thoughts. in case you opt for myths, look in the bible. That one even has a speaking snake in it. we don't relish you making relaxing of our custom. It merits a similar admire as the different. Your task is ignorant, racist and rude. and you will tell the instructor that actual community individuals locate it offensive.

Answer 5

There are legend and or myth concerning Man, and a varaity of animals. and certain writting..... There are myths of Indians becoming animals. there are myths about totem poles... There are myths about animals that just take revenge for wrongs done to other men...... You are talking about some of the most mystical people located on this earth...... The wendigo is a mystical animal that can come in a multitude of disguised... But it is mostly used as a revenge creature that corrects wrongs done to members of man-kind and they mostly kill the wrong do'er.. I have access to thousands of stories.... That you can look up for yourself...................................

Answer 6

bigfoot or sasquatch is believed to share regions of the u.s with some of the northwestern tribes.