The World on the Turtle's Back
This sacred object was uprooted, making a large hole, causing the woman to fall to Earth.
What is the Great Tree?
Who is the trickster in this tale and what do to be chased by Buffalo Bull?
Who is Coyote, and what is disrespecting the skull of Buffalo Bull?
What is a moral or lesson of this story?
What is don't cheat? What is don't take what doesn't belong to you? What is respect marriage? What is teamwork can lead to success?
Which tribe is credited with "The World on the Turtle's Back"?
Who are the Iroquois?
What are the stories told to explain how the world was created?
What are creation myths?
Where did Mx. Lyle graduate from college?
What is West Chester University?
These two characters shaped the world through balance and conflict.
Who are the Right-Handed and the Left-Handed Twin?
Why does Buffalo Bull spare Coyote instead of killing him after being disrespected?
What is Coyote offering to make him new horns?
Which character helps Fox and Coyote in the land of the Water People?
Who is Mouse?
Which tribe told the trickster tales "Coyote and the Buffalo" and Coyote and Fox and Whale"?
Who are the Okanogan Tribe?
This specific type of Native American story teaches a moral lesson, usually through animal characters.
What is a trickster tale?
What school activities does Mx. Lyle help with?
What is the marching band and the speech and debate club?
This small but determined animal successfully brought soil from beneath the water.
What is the Muskrat?
What does Buffalo Bull reward Coyote with?
What is a young calf that can provide food forever?
What is the main problem in Fox and Coyote and Whale?
What is Fox's wife is cheating on him with Whale?
Why did Native American tribes begin joining together?
What is tribes joined together when the Europeans arrived, and sickness overtook them to protect their culture and people?
Storytelling helped preserve these three things.
What are history, beliefs and values?
Where did Mx. Lyle go on vacation this summer?
Where is Alaska and Disney World?
Which crops grow from the head and heart of the mother? You must name all four.
What are corn, beans, squash, and tobacco?
What lesson does Coyote learn after losing the cow and the meat?
What is greed leads to losing everything?
What trick do Fox and Coyote use to defeat Whale?
What is they sneak into the land of the Water People dressed as Water Maidens and they cut off Whale’s head while he sleeps?
Who was Mourning Dove and why was she important?
Who is Christine Quintasket and her writing is significant for its authentic representation of Native American life and its contributions to literature?
Most stories were passed down this way.
What is oral tradition?
What does Mx. Lyle collect? Besides books...
What are Pokémon cards, old video games, records, fun socks, and board games?
What sacred role do animals play in the story that humans do not?
Animals act as creators and helpers, while humans are dependent on them.
Why is Buffalo Bull angry at Young Buffalo in the first place?
What is Young Buffalo stole his wives/herd and drove him out?
Why does Fox ask Coyote for help in getting his wife back?
What is Whale has stolen Fox’s wife, and Coyote is clever enough to outsmart him.
Where is the Iroquois tribe from? Where is the Okanogan tribe from?
Where is New York/Canada? Where is North Central Washington State?
How many federally recognized Native American Tribes are there? Approximately how many Native American languages are there?
What are the 574 Native American tribes? What are 300+ Indigenous Languages?
When is Mx. Lyle's birthday?
When is May 27?