Native American Culture Folklore Creating Power Creator of

Native American Culture Folklore

Creating Power � Creator of Earth � Creator of People � Creator of Animals

Sioux Creation Story � Previous world � People could not behave � Creating Power flooded the world

After the Flood � Creating Power Floating � Sacred Pipe and Pipe Bag � Drifted for a Long Time � Floating

The Rain Stopped � People and Animals Had Drowned � Only Kangi, the Crow Survived � No Place to Rest

Creating Power Opens the Pipe Bag � The bag is full of animals � Commanded the loon to dive down � Retrieve mud from the bottom

Second Attempt � Otter � Commanded to dive down � Otter was unsuccessful otter

Third Attempt � Beaver dove down � Beaver unsuccessful

Fourth Song � Turtle � Gone for eons � Came back with mud

Creating Power Sang � Shaped mud in his hands � Spread mud out on the water � Made just enough land for himself

Created more land � Enough land for Creating Power and Kangi, the crow � Kangi flew down and rested

More Land � Waved the eagle feather � All land no water

Creating Power Wept � Tears were rain � Covered much of the earth � Became oceans, rivers, and lakes

Pipe Bag � Took out all kinds of animals, birds, and plants � He stamped on the earth and they all came alive

From the Earth � Creating Power formed men and women � Different color earth for different races � Stamped the earth and they came alive

Turtle Continent � New world � Gave people the pipe � “live by it” � Righteous

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