Origin Myths & Oral Traditions
Explain the origin of life or occurrences in nature.
Hero
Damsel in Distress
Villan
Side-kick
Is an origin story explaining the creation of what?
Earth
Is an origin story about the creation of what?
The first Native Americans
Is an origin story about the creation of what?
Humans
Zeus' ability to manipulate a particular storm feature, is to explain what?
Lightning
Character, Symbolic, and what other category, are types of archetypes? (Hint: It starts with an "s" and can be found in your notes.)
Situational
What does the wife of the Sky Chief have that the Sky Chief acts upon - letting readers know they put a lot of emphasis on these.
Dreams
Because of the outcome of Chief of the Sky Spirits' daughter not listening, this story shows the importance the Modoc place on the value of this trait:
Obedience
These were the colors of the Gods who appeared in this origin myth.
White, Black, and Blue
The story of 'Little Red Riding-hood' is an oral tradition in order to teach children what?
Don't talk to strangers/don't walk in the woods alone
What category of archetype does the 'tree' from "Earth on Turtle's Back" fall under?
Symbolic
What turned into the trees, flowers, and plants?
Seeds from the wife's hand.
The name of the lodge where the Chief of the Sky Spirits and his family lived.
Mt. Shasta
Name an item from this origin myth that could be categorized as a "symbolic archetype."
Corn
Wind
Buckskin
Eagle feather
Why did people in earlier times create stories to explain origins, natural phenomena, etc.
They didn't have the science or understanding to explain many things.
'Parent/Child Conflict' is a situational archetype found in which Native American origin story?
"When Grizzlies Walked Upright"
According to the Onondaga, why does the turtle have markings on his shell?
From where the muskrats' paws scraped it while he was placing Earth on it.
These were created with the Chief of the Sky Spirits touched his finger to the Earth.
Trees
This trait is what we inferred about the Navajo, based on their meticulous execution of the process in their origin myth.
Order/Structure
Pandora's Box explain the origin of what?
Evil, Death, Sin, Sadness, etc.
Trees are often associated with symbolic archetypes. Why?
Tree of life
Protection
Mother Earth
Family Tree
What's a piece of text evidence from the story that supports courage and determination as traits the Onondaga value?
(Subjective)
What hint was given that let us know this tribe lived on the West Coast?
The daughter looked to the west to see the ocean.
What was the role of the Mirage People?
To walk around the corn, feather, and buckskin 4 times.