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    recognized as the famous Navajo Code Talkers‚ who exemplify the unequaled bravery and patriotism of the Navajo people. These Navajo men were selected to create codes and serve on the front line to overcome and deceive those on the other side of the battlefield (Discover Navajo). However‚ “unknown to many‚ the Navajo language was used to create a secret code to battle the Japanese. A lot of visitors from around the world are intrigued‚ yet also confused‚ when they hear the Navajo language – so‚ too‚

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    Creation vs. Evolution Elisabeth Goldschmitt In the beginning there were no mountains‚ no dinosaurs‚ no caveman‚ no oceans‚ no sun‚ no stars‚ no time‚ and no space. There was only God. There came a time when He spoke and created space‚ time‚ matter‚ energy‚ and galaxies upon galaxies. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” All across the world‚ there is controversy over what is right and what is wrong when it comes to the topic of Creation versus Evolution. Creation is “God’s

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    example of this situation is the Navajo language. Also known as Diné Bizaad‚ the Navajo language is a language in the Athabaskan branch with approximately 175‚000 people in the United States (“Diné Bizaad …”). The Navajo Indians are located in Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ Utah‚ and Colorado‚ their language isn’t necessarily the most endangered‚ the language is only at risk of being severely endangered. The Navajo Indians have approximately 7‚600 monolingual people‚ the Navajo language is still going pretty

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    following are a creation story which is like a religion. Yes‚ it’s not the same as now but they are called creation stories . A creation myth is a narrative of how the world began and how people first came to it. The stories that my class read was Gaia a Greek story‚ The Golden Chain is a Yoruba‚ West African story‚ The Story of Corn and Medicine‚ Cherokee story‚ Pan Gu and Nü Wa‚ China story. The story in this essay will be writing about is Cherokee and West Africa creation stories. Although the

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    Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures Paper HUM 105 December 24‚ 2012 Gerald Grudzen Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures Paper For years‚ there have been some inquiries about how the world came to be. Included in those inquiries are who create the world and how human kind came to exist. To answer the unanswered‚ different cultures have their own version of how it was created. The creation myths explain the destruction that has or is going to happen. Different creation myths can also

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    - Kintu – first man‚ and brings a cow‚ and drinks her milk to stay alive. He wanders around and sees two sisters; Nambi and her sister are the daughters of Mugulu who is the god of the Sky. - They eventually walk up to him and ask him what he is doin on the earth. He says he is a man‚ and has to eat. The girls think he is weird and go running back to their father. And Mugulu asks questions about this man. - Mugulu decides he wants to tests man’s capabilities to survive. He sends his sons to find

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    to make it work! So he inaugurates the world. He drops seeds in the ocean which slowly forms into islands and continents and conveniently creates all of our naturals. Like plants‚ mountains‚ ponds‚ etc. Though‚ there is a problem in Phoebegous’s creation. All of the continents are piled together in one spot. He struggles trying to stretch the continents around the globe‚ so he gets assistance from Flora‚ the god of beauty! She very seldom uses her powers for anybody or anything‚ but P

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    Basil Johnston’s translation of The Anishinabe Creation Story portrays the origin of the earth through the beliefs of the Anishinabe people. This story offers great insight into what elements of life the Anishinabe people valued in their society. Johnston captures this genesis story originally shared from generation to generation through the oral tradition of story telling. The purpose of my explication will be to analyze this text in a way that will display how the Anishinabe people viewed their

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    Navajo Culture Dustin Goins Anthropology Instructor Douglas June 10‚ 2013 The Navajo‚ or Dine`‚ cultures are pastoralists. Pastoralists are those who regularly move in search of naturally occurring grass and water (Nowak & Laird‚ 2010). Navajo’s are an Indian tribe that reside on reservations and sometimes live on public domains outside of the reservations. These people have lived among us for centuries and have paramount survival skills for the desert area. This pastoralist culture

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    The Life of the Navajo Indian Tribe I am writing my research paper on the Navajo Indians once called Dine’s; the Pueblo’s gave them the name Navajo as it was a Pueblo word meaning “planted fields” or “farmlands”. The Navajo Indians came from the Northwest Pacific coast and Canada between the 1300’s and the 1600’s. I chose to do my research paper on the Navajo Indians because I am French‚ Irish‚ and Indian‚ therefore I will be learning a about some of my own family history. First I will

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