Gods and Goddesses
Chebbeniathan
Creation Myth
Houses made of primarily wood that contained many natives in one home
Longhouse
Other exceptions: Iroquois,Haudenosaunee
The great spirit who made the world
Gitche Manitou
Manibozho and the Maple Trees
Nature Myth
True or False?
Natives didn't eat meat
False, meat was a major part of the diet of most Native Americans, but for only a couple hundred years
Creator of the sun, moon, plants, animals and people
Glooskap
The Girl Who Married the Moon
Love Myth
Within Native tribes, there was different types of religion
True,
Early European explorers describe individual Native American tribes and even small bands as each having their own religious practices.
Creator of Earth and morals
Manibozho
The Girl Who escaped
Trickster Myth
16 year old Native girl who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory
Sacagawea