Native American Culture

Folklore

Creator of Earth Creator of People Creator of Animals

Creating Power

Previous world People could not

behave Creating Power

flooded the world

Sioux Creation Story

Creating Power Floating

Sacred Pipe and Pipe Bag

Drifted for a Long Time

Floating

After the Flood

People and Animals Had Drowned

Only Kangi, the Crow Survived

No Place to Rest

The Rain Stopped

The bag is full of animals

Commanded the loon to dive down

Retrieve mud from the bottom

Creating Power Opens the Pipe Bag

Otter Commanded otter

to dive down Otter was

unsuccessful

Second Attempt

Beaver Beaver dove down Beaver

unsuccessful

Third Attempt

Turtle Gone for eons Came back with

mud

Fourth Song

Shaped mud in his hands

Spread mud out on the water

Made just enough land for himself

Creating Power Sang

Enough land for Creating Power and Kangi, the crow

Kangi flew down and rested

Created more land

Waved the eagle feather

All land and no water

More Land

Tears were rain Covered much of

the earth Became oceans,

rivers, and lakes

Creating Power Wept

Took out all kinds of animals, birds, and plants

He stamped on the earth and they all came alive

Pipe Bag

Creating Power formed men and women

Different color earth for different races

Stamped the earth and they came alive

From the Earth

New world Gave people the

pipe “live by it” Righteous

Turtle Continent

The End