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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Did you know?
Do you know what causes the
different
phases of the Moon?
Did you know that "megalith" means "big rock", which is certainly a good description of Stonehenge?
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Research Highlights
Without meaning to, airplanes can cause certain types of clouds to produce snow or rain. When the aircraft climb or descend through mid-level clouds, if the atmospheric conditions are right then the planes...
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