The Iroquois are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America. The African Bushmen‚ are the indigenous people of southern Africa. They have completely different religions‚ and completely different traditions. The African Bushmen and the Iroquois both believe that their people lived somewhere else before they came to earth. The African Bushmen believed that they were deep underground. Their god is named Kaang (Käng)‚ and he is the Great Master and Lord of All Life. Iroquois
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The Iroquois people are a very historically powerful tribe in the northeast Native American confederacy. The Iroquois tribe originally called their confederacy Kanonsionni‚ which means "people of the longhouse" but today they go by the name Haudenosaunee. The Iroquois are a tribe made up of six nations. Their creation story uses an unique perspective that is uncommon and not as well known. The creation myth of the Iroquois people was built off of the Native American culture‚ made more realistic with
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Iroquois vs Bushmen Creation Story Creation is one of the most controversial topics ever to roam the earth. Some people seek to explain through religions while others try and use science for the same purpose. Two examples of this are the African Bushmen and the Iroquois Tribe. Both had a different take on the same story of creation. One important fact to see is that both of these stories are started the same way. Both state that humans lived in places other than
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The Iroquois creation myth has been around since at least 1142 A.D. in the Iroquois nation in North America‚ in what is now known as New York‚ Quebec‚ and Ontario. While the minor details may change depending on who tells you the story‚ the main premise remains the same. Each story describes the planet pre-dating humans as an unlimited expanse of water with no land in sight‚ with the humans inhabited a place in the high-reaches of the sky where the forests were forests were full of game‚ rivers
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Genesis vs. Iroquois Creation Myth All different cultures have their own creation stories‚ mostly all containing the elements of a Higher Power of some sort‚ how the power created the world‚ and the creation a human man. The Christian belief in the Genesis story has these key elements ‚ as does the Iroquois creation myth‚ The World on the Turtle’s Back. Although these two creation stories share similarities‚ they also have some stark contrasts. These contrasts include‚ how the two cultures of
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Different Locations‚ Similar Creations The Iroquois creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back”‚ is one of the earliest pieces of American literature. Interestingly‚ the Iroquois kept this story alive with storytelling‚ while Genesis was written down and recorded to be remembered just as long as the Iroquois story. Although the creation stories each have unique features‚ they both have interesting and unexpected similarities. The Iroquois’ story of creation uniquely features morals that are
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The Iroquois myth‚ “The World on the Turtle’s Back‚” is a piece that has been passed down from one generation to the next since 1800. It introduces a story of the world; good and bad‚ male and female roles‚ a great god‚ the solar system‚ growth‚ etc. This text not only challenges stereotypical views of gender roles‚ but it also introduces a different perspective on superiority. As the male population is classically seen as dominant‚ fearless‚ and powerful souls; while the female population is seen
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Creation Stories Iroquois Creation Story according to David Cusick is a history of the establishment of the Iroquois Confederacy (par. 4); is a story of beginnings and good vs evil. The Book of Genesis within the Holy Bible is believed by many‚ inspired by God; is a story of beginnings and good vs evil. Throughout the creation stories of both the Iroquois and of the Holy Bible there are many similarities and differences. The Iroquois have belief that the formation of land occurred in an
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Usually‚ creation myths have a lot of similarities and seem to convey the same message. A creation myth is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it. There are many different creation myths that have been passed down from generation to generation and in “Enuma Elish” “Osiris‚ Isis and Horus” and “Genesis” you are able to see just how similar they are‚ but also slight different. One of the first things you will notice in these myths is that they are all
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Creation Story The selection "The Iroquois Creation Story" is very much similiar to the bibles version of how the Earth was created. In "The Iroquois story" there was a woman who gives birth to two boys and shorty after falls to her demise. She gave birth to a good and evil son. The good son is the creator of good and uses his parents remains to creat the sun‚ moon and stars. He also goes along to create insects and animals to inhibit and live in the different habitats he created such as rivers
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