Explore Mythology of North American Indians
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Sometimes, in the fall, you may hear people call a Full Moon the "Harvest Moon". That's because ...
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According to the Pawnee, the world was created by the god Tirawa, who sent the stars to support ...
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In Navajo myth, Ursa Major, the Great Bear, originated from the story of the Changing Bear ...
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Tonenili, who is also known as the Water Sprinkler, is the Navaho God of Water. He is responsible ...
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According to the Navajo Native Americans, Estsanatlehi, whose name means "Changing Woman", ...
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Ahsonnutli was the sky father and chief god for the Navajo. He created heaven, Earth, and the ...
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For the Navajo Indians of North America, Tsohanoai is the Sun god. Everyday, he crosses the ...
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The Flint Boys is the name given to the Pleiades by the Navajo. According to Navajo myth, after ...
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According to Navajo mythology, the Milky Way was created by the mischievous behavior of the ...
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According to the Lakota, the Constellation of the Hand, namely the bottom half of the constellation ...
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Scientists have learned that microbes that live in the soil, like fungi and bacteria, don't produce more carbon dioxide when the climate is warmer. In fact, at first these microbes will produce more carbon...
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