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Written by Jonell Walker
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 Cherokee creation story
In the beginning......
When all was water, the animals lived above in Galunlati but it was very crowded and they wanted more room. Dayunisi, the little Water-beetle, offered to go see what was below the water. It repeatedly dived to the bottom and came up with soft mud eventually forming the island we call earth. The island was suspended by cords at each of the cardinal points to the sky vault, which is solid rock.
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Written by Nathaniel Musselman
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Aztec offerings and ritual
Here are some excerpts from my research while working on the Jaguar's Breath incense. Sources are noted in the text. (Cross filed in Yahoo! Incense Exchange.)
"Here Is Told in What Manner the Mexicans Made Offerings, and What They Made as OfferÂings in Their Temples.
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Written by Grandmajo
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This story was submitted to Nature's Nexus by a member of the Shawnee Tribe.It is a beautiful story and is wonderful to read aloud to children.
How the crow became black In the days long past, when the earth and the people on it were still young, all crows were white as snow. In those ancient times the people had neither horses nor firearms nor weapons of iron. |
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