Compare And Contrast Genesis And Iroquois Creation Stories

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Genesis vs. Iroquois Creation Stories
Have you ever asked yourself “how was the creation of man and earth possible?” Does it depend on Science? Religion/God? Culture? There are many existing creation stories that contain similar thoughts/beliefs of how man and earth was created; though; they contribute different aspects in each story. For example, The Puritan and the Iroquois Creation Stories both share a similar structure; however the stories differ when specifically describing the creation of earth, the creation of man, and the roles of good and evil.
To begin, every creation story begins with the creation process of earth and these two stories begin there; but specifically differ with how the earth was made and who it was made by. As stated

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