The Earth On Turtle's Back Analysis

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The story I read is called The Earth on Turtle’s Back by Onondagu Northeast Woodland group, retold by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac. The background of the Native Americans show they have great respect for the natural world. Because before the earth existed they say there was only water. In this essay, I will be talking about creation myths, how the Native Americans explain the world, and the characteristic of the muskrat. Native American stories respect the natural world. How the earth was created by the Native Americans was a myth. Myths used stories to show how the world was created. The beginning of earth started with the muskrat putting earth on the turtle’s back.
The function for using myths to explain the world is every important

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