North American Creation Myths
Each group of people in North America had their own story about where the world came from and where they came from.
Here are some examples:
- Pueblo creation myth
- Navajo creation myth
- Chinook creation myth
- Cherokee creation myth
- Inuit creation myth
Nobody really knows whether people brought these stories with them from Asia when they came to North America about 15000 BC, or whether people created these stories after they got to North America. Probably some of both. You might want to compare these stories to similar stories from other cultures like these:
- Greek creation myth
- Hindu creation myth
- Jewish (and Christian) creation myth
- Zoroastrian creation myth
To find out more about North American creation myths, check out these books from Amazon or from your library:
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Cite this page: Carr, Karen. "" Kidipede - History for Kids. 2011. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/before1500/religion/creation.htm
