Explore Mythology of North American Indians
Sometimes, in the fall, you may hear people call a Full Moon the "Harvest Moon". That's because ...
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According to the Pawnee, the world was created by the god Tirawa, who sent the stars to support ...
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In Navajo myth, Ursa Major, the Great Bear, originated from the story of the Changing Bear ...
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Tonenili, who is also known as the Water Sprinkler, is the Navaho God of Water. He is responsible ...
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According to the Navajo Native Americans, Estsanatlehi, whose name means "Changing Woman", ...
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Ahsonnutli was the sky father and chief god for the Navajo. He created heaven, Earth, and the ...
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For the Navajo Indians of North America, Tsohanoai is the Sun god. Everyday, he crosses the ...
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The Flint Boys is the name given to the Pleiades by the Navajo. According to Navajo myth, after ...
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According to Navajo mythology, the Milky Way was created by the mischievous behavior of the ...
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According to the Lakota, the Constellation of the Hand, namely the bottom half of the constellation ...
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Research Highlights
Geologists have learned that a magnitude-8.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people on September 29, 2009 in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga was in fact a triple-whammy. The 8.1 "great earthquake"...
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