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It’s Never Turtles All the Way Down
Several mythologies from around the world imagined that the world sits on the back of a turtle. Centuries later, we end up with the whimsically iconic phrase “it's turtles all the way down.” Let's explore the origins of the phrase, some...
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Myths and Legends About Maize in the Americas
Where did maize come from? There is a scientific answer to that question and there are the more creative and intriguing stories. This video covers some of the myths and legends of maize in the Americas. Maize part 3/5
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Pbs Learning Media: Native American Mythology: N. Scott Momaday
Explore how Kiowa mythology explains natural phenomena like Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming, the big dipper constellation, and the origin of tornadoes through ancient stories in this series of animated videos from the American...
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Pbs: "Blood Memory": Native American Storytelling, Oral Tradition: Scott Momaday
How are stories part of our collective culture and memory? Explore the role of the oral tradition for Native American tribes like the Kiowa and how writers like N. Scott Momaday has managed to transfer the oral tradition to the page...
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Crash Course World Mythology #22: Coyote and Raven, American Tricksters
This video continues with tricksters in world mythology. Mike Rugnetta continues to teach you about Tricksters in myth, and this time we're headed to the Americas. Coyote and Raven appear in stories from many Native American groups, and...
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Pbs: Georgia Stories: The Myths and Legends of the Cherokee People
Explore the Cherokee oral tradition, highlighting stories passed down through the generations. Included are additional activities for teachers to use in the classroom. [6:02]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Historical Overview, Part 3
A member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida tells a story about how the alligator got the bumps on his back and why it likes to live in streams. [2:25]
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Pbs: Indian Pride, Gaming, Part 3
A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota tells a traditional story to a group of young people. [4:16]
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Pbs: Indian Pride, Health, Part 3
Paul "Cowbone" Buster of the Seminole Tribe of Florida tells a story about a little boy who disobeys his mother and sings a song that the little boy sang. [3:38]
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Pbs: Indian Pride, Education, Part 3
Listen to a story about Coyote, who learns an important lesson about individuality. [3:07]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Culture, Traditions, and Celebrations, Part 3
Walter Pratt of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma tells a story about Little Skunk, who disobeys his parents. [2:06]
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Pbs: Indian Pride, Heroes, Part 3
Emmit White of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa in Arizona tells traditional stories, the first about a little boy and Rabbit, and the second about Coyote. [4:26]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 3
Billy Daniels Jr. of Forest County Potawatomi, Wisconsin, tells his favorite story about the Sun and the Wind. [1:49]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Advocacy, Part 3
This storyteller's segment tells the story of a man searching for a free meal who tries to trick a group of ducks into being his dinner. [3:50]
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Pbs: Indian Pride, Government Structure, Part 3
Listen to a Native American creation story about how animals and spirits worked together to create all the different races of the world. [3:38]
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Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 6
Sister Betty Jean of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut tells a story about the narcissistic Cornhusk Woman. [2:07]
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Pbs: Native American Culture: Little Deer and Mother Earth
Listen to a traditional Cherokee story in which humans are killing too many of their animal relatives, threatening the delicate balance of nature. The lesson is that people should take "only what you need with respect and gratitude." A...