Origin Stories
A key lesson from Tiddalik.
What is greed (don't be greedy)?
Judeo-Christian. Let there be _______...Get my sunglasses!
What is light?
Used to tell about the beginning of time and the formation of everything
What is a creation myth?
Difficult to explain...
What is a natural phenomenon?
One division of the globe, there are FOUR!
What is a hemisphere?
Selflessness seen clearly.
What is the story of the Zodiac Dragon?
Judeo-Christian. Let there be _______... no fish found here!
What is land?
Something important to you (or your community)
What is a value?
"This place is full of killer rocks and crazy birds!"
Who is the Coyote from "Coyote Steals the Blanket"?
Nuna-what?! This means "our land" in Inuktitut.
What is Nunavut?
We learn about the perils of theft!
What is "Coyote Steals the Blanket"?
Containing chaos, a mixture of yin and yang...and lice!
What is the egg of the Pan Gu story
Something we think is true...but might not be true
What is a belief?
He just won't learn his lesson!
What is "Coyote Steals the Blanket"
Polynesia. I pulled these from the bottom of the sea!
What is Maui and the Hawaiian Islands?
Natural phenomenon, found in Tiddalik..."Gosh, I'm parched!"
What is drought (or sea level lowering)?
In which "the first people lived beyond the sky because there was no earth beneath..."
What the Great Turtle?
To teach or explain...
What is an origin story?
Can explain natural phenomena
What is an origin story?
Like a little "time capsule."
What are the seeds used to date fossilized footprints found in White Sands NP
Not funny at all! Used to pass along the value of humor.
What is the story of Tiddalik?
It's in the bag! We are the "chosen ones."
Who are the Ute, according to the Ute creation myth
A tool. Used to pass heritage from generation to generation.
What is tradition
America the Beacutifuyl: "O beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of ____..."
What is "grain"?
Ouch! My feet hurt from the bumpy roads!
Who are the Chaski?