Mythic Creatures
What is the creature that weeps over the water?
La Llorona
On which animal was the world built?
A Turtle
What is the name of the festival that the native Americans do?
POW WOW
who owned fire before people?
Bear
in what direction did the god of thunder live?
west
Who were the little bald men that played tricks
The Mannegishi
What did the great god that made the world take shape as?
A Hare
Why are Pow wows held?
To preserve culture, have fun, and to compete
water did the people drink that gave them different languages?
colored water
Who was named the leader of the gods?
The Great Hare
Which monster bird brought in lightning?
Thunderbird
What did the Great Hare make that the four gods disliked?
Deer
what maps were made instead of typical ones by the native Americans?
Ones showed place and experiences instead of just topographical
who was the thunder boy's father?
Great Thunder
who was the god associated with good luck and merry-making?
Kokopeli
Which Monster is brought about by weakness and cannibalism?
The Wendigo
What did the woman on the turles back do to make the soil and plants grow?
She walked around the pile in the direction of the sun
How are stories kept in native American culture?
They are passed down by word of mouth
What did the medicine men in the tribes pay to the thunder gods for?
for rain but no thunder
who let the bear walk upright?
the Sky Spirit
This creature changed skins and hunted people?
Skinwalkers
What happened to the Grandmother in the world on turtle's back?
Her head was cut off and became the moon
What is it called when it is the amount of tribal blood that attributes you to a tribe?
Blood Quantum
How was the bear's ability to stand taken away?
The Old man's daughter was found with them and he took away their ability to stand
who appeared at the top of the mountain for the people after the flood?
The Great Spirt or Old Man