Native Americans
Elements of Native American Literature
Modocs & Iroquois
When Grizzlies Walked Upright
The World on the Turtle's Back
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Native Americans migrated from what country?
Asia
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A traditional story, passed down through generations, that explains why the world is the way it is is known as ________?
A myth
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A Native American group of people who settled in California, and then moved to Oklahoma are known as ____________.
The Modoc Tribe
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"When Grizzlies Walked Upright" is written by what Native American tribe?
The Modoc Tribe
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What group did "The World on the Turtle's Back" evolve from?
The Iroquois
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Around what year did the Native Americans migrate to North America?
35,000 B.C.
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What is oral tradition?
Native American myths originated as oral tradition: stories passed down verbally
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This group of people have inhabited the areas of Ontario and upstate New York for well over 4,000 years.
The Iroquois
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What year was "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" written?
There is no exact known time, but it is believed to be written around the 1400's.
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What are the differences between the twins?
Right-handed is good; Left-handed is bad; they represent good vs. evil
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When did the first Europeans come to North America?
1660's
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What is a "trickster" in a Trickster Tale?
Trickster- some one is creative curious and often gets into trouble. Will sometimes find wisdom through their curiosity. Often a coyote.
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___________ was the main source of food for the Iroquois and the Modocs
Agriculture
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“The Sky Spirit” does what?
creates the earth, and the creates the Native Americans.
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What was the outcome of the duels between the twins?
The right-handed twin killed the left-handed twin
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Name three things that were taken away from the Native Americans over time.
Land, Gold, Crops
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List the four functions of a myth:
1. To awaken us to the mystery and wonder of creation. 2. To explain the workings of the natural world. 3. To pass down the moral and ethical codes that validate social customs. 4. To teach and to guide people through the trials of living.
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In Iroquois society, women held a special role- Why is this?
They were believed to be linked to the earth's power to create life, and women determined how the food would be distributed — a considerable power in a farming society.
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What is the author's purpose for telling of this myth?
During this time, Native Americans were interested about the world and how things came to be. They would come up with myths to answer their questions. The author’s purpose in writing this story is to give an explanation of how the Native Americans came to be.
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How would you relate the left-handed and right-handed twins to the concept of good and evil?
right-handed= positive left-handed= negative Both of them together represent balance
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What are some differences between traditional Native American and European ways of seeing the world?
Native American's have their own myths, histories, personal stories, and traditions. They use story telling and the oral tradition of songs, stories, chants, and performances to link people to the land and their culture.
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What topics, styles, or ideas would you expect to see in a contemporary Native American written text?
Different content, style, and influence.
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Some historians attribute some aspects of the structure of our ____________ to Iroquois ideas.
constitution
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Summarize "When Grizzlies Walked Upright."
It explains the creation of Mount Shasta. It tells how a young girl, the daughter of the Sky Spirit, had been blown off the mountain by the Wind Spirit and found by a grizzly bear. She was brought up and raised by the bear, and later marries a bear...
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Summarize "The World on the Turtle's Back"
There is a pregnant woman who wants forbidden fruit. She falls into the ocean. As she is falling, many creatures try to help save her, and from that the earth was created on a turtle's back. She has a daughter who later has twins who represent good and evil/light vs. dark. The twins fight for total control, and the right-handed twin ends up killing the left-handed twin.
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