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