Native American Mythology Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cedar is considered the most sacred tree in Native American beliefs. Cedar holds significant importance in Native American traditions as a ceremonial plant.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - You’re driving. It’s late and dark. The road is desolate, and you are eager to get home, but suddenly, you see a strange,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Depending on the vagaries of the weather and limited rainfall, some areas usually experience periodic droughts, while others receive some more moisture. Farmers,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The beautiful and mysterious Tate's Hell Swamp in Franklin County is a natural jewel between the Apalachicola and Ochlockonee rivers. Home to many
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are accounts of battles between good and evil forces in every religion. Myths from cultures worldwide offer fascinating stories dealing with benevolent
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Native Americans have kept their memories of star people alive. Many tribes say they believe visitors from the stars are as real as
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Coyote is an adorable character one encounters in many Native American myths and legends. Sometimes, Coyote is presented as a tricker, while the animal
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many Native American tribes have legends about secret underground worlds their ancestors once inhabited. In some accounts, these subterranean realms are so pleasant
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Biblical story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis explains why people speak different languages. The Choctaw, a Native American Indian tribe
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Stories of mysterious beings who dwell in secret underground worlds are common among many Native American tribes. According to local accounts, these individuals
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Okanagan Indians, whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia, have an interesting myth about white giants
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Apache people, a North American Indian tribe say they received their wisdom, skills, and laws from a mysterious individual whom they refer
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Navajo People - tough and brave people - have a deep relationship with the Holy Ones, who came from the sky. It is
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is something special and fascinating about Kokopelli, the Native American trickster god. Known under various names among several Native American tribes and sometimes
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The concept of the soul is fascinating. Despite many attempts, no one can really tell you with certainty what the soul is and
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – She is long gone, but the Cherokee have kept the legend of Spearfinger alive. She was an ancient, evil witch who used her
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like all other Native American tribes, the Iroquois have a myth that explains why there is both good and evil in this world.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Iroquois have an interesting legend about a horrifying flying that terrorized people for no apparent reason. This was no ordinary head of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Native American legend of the salt witch and her deadly encounter with a chief tells how Nebraska's great Salt Basin was formed.
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Jeramy Neugin - AncientPages.com - In Cherokee beliefs, the Sun and Moon, the ancient world, and the first man and woman were all created by a number of
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Jeramy Neugin - AncientPages.com - There are many interesting and dangerous creatures in Cherokee mythology. One of them is the raven mocker and another one is the body
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Jeramy Neugin - AncientPages.com - The Cherokee used the spirits of their ancestors as talismans of protection against harm. After the home was smoked, dirt from the family
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Jeramy Neugin - AncientPages.com - We used crystals as part of our way of life. Once, every Cherokee kept one. Wrapped in deerskin and hidden. It was their
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - For the Navajo and other tribes of the Southwest, the tales of skinwalkers are not only legends. Navajo people are reluctant to reveal skin-walker
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Among Native Americans, the Apotamkin is a dangerous sea creature lurking along Passamaquoddy Bay's coast between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Devil’s Tramping Ground in North Carolina is a mysterious place many still avoid. Curious people who dared to visit this place reported seeing
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pamola is a snowbird spirit in the mythology of Abenaki (Penobscot), indigenous peoples in the northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. In ancient beliefs
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Located near Conway, New Hampshire, North America, Mount Chocorua is one of the world’s most stunning mountains and a frequent target for photographers who
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do you believe a race of little people once walked the Earth? Myths and legends about our ancestors tell about such beings living in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Among the Native Americans there are many fascinating myths describing how life merged on our planet. One very beautiful myth tells about a remarkable
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many other Native American teachings, the Seven Fires Prophecy comes with a powerful message to future generations. It tells us that we are
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many other characters encountered in Native American mythology, Heyoka teaches us valuable life lessons. Heyoka is an entertaining figure; everything this creature does
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient folklore of the Seminole Indians of Oklahoma in the United States, there is a vampire-like creature called a stikini ("man owl").
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many other mythological tricksters, Iktomi finds himself in constant trouble. He is very destructive, primarily to himself. Iktomi likes to play games
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mount Roraima is located on a high plateau at the junction of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. It was carved from a single, monolithic,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We find ancient doomsday prophecies in several sacred books, scripts, and legends worldwide. Some of these prophecies challenge our beliefs and trust in the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Native Americans have many very intriguing stories about beings who they encountered. These creatures are often very unusual in their appearance and they mostly
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Algonquian folklore, the Pukwudgies are magical little forest people. They are grey-faced humanoid creatures with large ears and only knee-high or smaller. They
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Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - The Cherokee have many wonderful legends. Some of the most interesting stories involve people who looked just like normal Cherokee but were apparently
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Myths & Legends
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Hopi await the return of Pahana, their lost white brother, who will come back dressed in red and bring with him a
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Depictions of the mysterious giant Piasa bird can be found on a limestone bluff overlooking the Mississippi. Native American legends tell this creature
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Cherokee recall a white-skinned race that lived on their lands before they arrived. This group of very unusual beings was known as the
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