Native American Literature
A symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.
Creation Myth
This character tricks the coyote into giving up his cow bones.
The old woman.
The thing that Whale Chief steals from Fox that he and Coyote must take back.
Fox's wife
This twin created predators, poison ivy, and medicines.
The left-handed twin.
The Pueblo believe this happens to their loved ones' spirits after they die.
They become rain clouds.
Literature that is spoken or sung as opposed to being written; passed from generation to generation and evolving over time.
Oral Literature
Coyote makes these for Buffalo Bill in exchange for his life.
A new pair of horns.
The antagonism between Fox and Whale is an example of this kind of conflict.
External Conflict
The left-handed twin and right-handed twin work together to create this in nature.
BALANCE
Father Paul experiences this kind of conflict when deciding whether or not to give Leon the holy water.
Internal Conflict
A story in which one character tricks another and that teaches a moral or lesson.
Trickster Tale
Fulfills the 'numbskull' archetype in this story.
Coyote
Fox and Coyote disguise themselves as these creatures to infiltrate Whale's kingdom.
Water maidens
"The World on the Turtle's Back" originated from this group of Native Americans.
Iroquois
This is why Teofilo's family wants to sprinkle Holy water on his grave.
So that he will have plenty of water to send them rain clouds.
The process of describing a character through that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue.
Indirect Characterization
This is the moral of "Coyote and the Buffalo."
Don't be greedy
or
Respect the dead
This element of nature is explained through the story.
Why whales cannot come on land.
This highlights the gods' apathy toward the people on Earth.
The gods ignored the woman after she fell from Sky World.
Laguna Pueblo and Europeans (Mexican/Anglo)
A body of beliefs, myths, and stories relating to a particular place or group of people.
Folklore
This is why there are no buffalo in the Columbia River Valley.
Because Coyote broke his promise to Buffalo Bull.
This is the moral lesson of "Fox and Coyote and Whale."
Fight for what you love.
This event has inspired tribal dances.
The woman walking around the earth.
These three elements are essential to the Laguna burial ritual.
Feather
Paint
Cornmeal/pollen