In my opinion I agree with the view of human character from which the Iroquois portray in this myth. The world is separated in two. One world is the crooked mind and the other is the straight mind‚ like the left-handed twin and the right-handed twin. To me the world is separated into good and evil. The good is basically the straight mind. For example someone that helps someone out with his or her homework is doing an act of kindness‚ which is labeled as a good person. Also for example some one that
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Women in the Iroquois community had a number of social roles‚ these roles include‚ being political participates. The clan mothers are the conscience of the clan chiefs‚ in other words the women directed the chiefs in making important decisions for the clan. Another role that women have in the confederacy is to be a clan mother. A clan mother is a female Iroquois that takes care of the longhouse and owns it too‚ her jobs are to choose Iroquois men to be chiefs and represent their clan‚ and if the
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beliefs and expectations for the culture. A story that will be told for all generations. It may never be known which story is the true one. One of the more interesting comparisons in cultures is that of the Native Americans and the Puritans. The Iroquois‚ a Native American tribe‚ believe that the world was not actually created but that it already existed. There was a sky world and an ocean that laid below. The sky world was full of sky people‚ and among the sky people was a pregnant woman and her
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Iroquois and their “legend” The World on the Turtle’s Back Iroquois tell their legend in The World on the Turtle’s Back of how the earth was created and how balance in the world resides. Iroquois are one of many Native American tribes in which still live in the United States today; in fact‚ there are more than 50‚000 Iroquois living in the United States today. The term Iroquois refers to six separate Native American groups: the Senela‚ Cayuga‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Mohawk‚ and Tuscarora. The Great
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The Women of the Native American Iroquois tribes have enjoyed a much more active role in politics than that of their European counterparts. In fact‚ they had a form of equality that was unheard of in European society in the late 1700s‚ where women were normally considered inferior to men. In almost every instance‚ the wife was expected to be subordinate to the husband whose authority was absolute over her. They were thought to be weak; and expected to be subservient to their husband in all things
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The Micmac V.S. The Iroquois Although the Micmac and the Iroquois Confederacy are both Aboriginal groups‚ they have many differences as well as similarities. One area of such‚ is their traditional justice systems. Their governments and laws are in some ways similar‚ but in many ways different. The Micmac reside in what is now Nova Scotia‚ eastern New Brunswick‚ Prince Edward Island‚ and southern Gaspe. The territory was subdivided in to seven districts. Each of these districts contained family
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The Iroquois Denver Public Schools In partnership with Metropolitan State College of Denver El Alma de la Raza Project Exploring Northeast Native Americans: The Iroquois Seneca‚ Cayuga‚Tuscarora‚ Onondaga‚ Oneida and Mohawk By Denise Engstrom‚ M.A.‚ ECE Member of the Tuscarora Nation Contributions by Elizabeth Kawenaa Montour Member of the Mohawk Nation Grades 6–8 Implementation Time for Unit of Study: 4 weeks Denver Public Schools El Alma de la Raza Curriculum and Teacher
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Genesis vs. Iroquois Creation Myth All different cultures have their own creation stories‚ mostly all containing the elements of a Higher Power of some sort‚ how the power created the world‚ and the creation a human man. The Christian belief in the Genesis story has these key elements ‚ as does the Iroquois creation myth‚ The World on the Turtle’s Back. Although these two creation stories share similarities‚ they also have some stark contrasts. These contrasts include‚ how the two cultures of
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Jaden Raso Contrast Between Anishinaabe and Iroquois Mythology Hundreds of years ago‚ in what we now know as North America many First Nations tribes lived in harmony with nature. They created myths and legends not only to portray the creation of their land‚ but to teach valuable life lessons. Because their language’s were not written‚ these myths and legends have been told and have been passed along many times‚ which is why even in today’s time‚ we can still enjoy and appreciate their stories
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Different Locations‚ Similar Creations The Iroquois creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back”‚ is one of the earliest pieces of American literature. Interestingly‚ the Iroquois kept this story alive with storytelling‚ while Genesis was written down and recorded to be remembered just as long as the Iroquois story. Although the creation stories each have unique features‚ they both have interesting and unexpected similarities. The Iroquois’ story of creation uniquely features morals that are
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