Explore Mythology of North American Indians
Do you know anybody who has a nickname? Did you know that the Full Moon has a bunch of nicknames? ...
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According to the Pawnee, the world was created by the god Tirawa. Tirawa sent the stars to ...
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In the story of the Changing Bear Maiden, a girl gets very angry and changes into a bear. ...
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Tonenili is the Navaho God of Water. He is also called the Water Sprinkler because he sprinkles ...
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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 of the Navajo. He created heaven, Earth, and the ...
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Tsohanoai is the Sun god to the Navajo Indians of North America. Everyday he crosses the sky, ...
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The Flint Boys is the name given to the Pleiades by the Navajo. In Navajo myth, after the Earth ...
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In Navajo mythology, the Milky Way was created by the mischievous god, Coyote. Coyote was very ...
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According to the Lakota, the Constellation of the Hand, in the constellation Orion, represents ...
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Dip-slip faultxDip-slip fault : Dip-slip faults are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically. If the rock mass above an inclined fault moves down, the fault is termed normal, whereas if the rock above the fault moves up, the fault is termed reverse.
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Research Highlights
Scientists have been taking a close look at microbes that live in the ocean. The microbes they are studying are a type of bacteria and are very tiny. They may be small but they have a big impact on life...
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