How the World Was Made, a Cherokee Legend, is excerpted from the book Myths and Legends of the Great Plains, by Katharine Berry Judson, 1913.

Apr 9, 2024 · How the World Was Made is a Cherokee creation story on how the world was created, why certain animals have their distinctive characteristics, and why women can only …

When he reached the Cherokee country, he was very tired, and his wings began to flap and strike the ground, and wherever they struck the earth there was a valley, and where they turned up …

How The World Was Made, the Cherokee creation story from Mooney's Myths of the Cherokee.

The Cherokee creation myth is a story told by the Native American Cherokee people about how humanity began and Earth took a habitable form. To the Cherokee people, spirituality is an …

Feb 2, 2025 · This article delves into the Cherokee creation myths, exploring the intricate details of their stories and the profound significance they hold within Cherokee culture.

One Cherokee creation story recounts a time long ago when Cherokee people lived on an island south of what is now the United States. Their island became tormented by earthquakes that …

"How the World was Made" is a segment of chapter four (IV) of James Mooney's work on Cherokee cultural beliefs. It was published in 1902 and provides a creation myth.

This story gives etiological explanations for topography (why we have mountains and valleys -- the Great Buzzard's flapping), for dietary custom (why the Cherokee do not eat crawfish), for …

Aug 1, 2006 · The basic elements of the following story had been passed down among the Cherokee for generations. While this account of the origins of Cherokee country has distinctive …