The Origin Of The Native American - 1415 Words

The number of explanations of the origin of the Native American populous is as various as the number of tribes there are throughout the land. Most tribes have their own belief on where they came from. The reason for why there are so many might be because the stories usually pertain to that specific tribe; they do not explain the reasoning behind the creation of other tribes on the other side of the continent. There are countless â€Å"versions of these creation and emergence stories,† (Calloway, 2012, p. 42) that seem to share common themes. Two common themes expressed would be, the creation of the land and animals to better the tribe’s way of life, and that humans and animals were created more equally and there is no bias amid them. While some†¦show more content†¦Old Man taught the Blackfeet tribe how to make weapons in order to hunt, what plants can be harvested, and what herbs and roots can be used as medicine. One of the most important lessons Old Man taug ht the people is how to get spirit power; by going away unaccompanied and sleeping through the night. While sleeping, a dream will come where something, usually an animal, will speak, guiding the Blackfeet tribes member. Old Man expressed to follow the lesson taught by the spirit animal and obey their words. When these first people of the Blackfeet were able to survive on their own Old Man continued his journey north once again. Along his journey, he created more people, and along with them, buffalo. He taught these new people how to hunt the buffalo and how to use the buffalo hides as shelters. After instructing this new tribe of Blackfeet, Old Man continued north, making new animals and people as he went; he did, eventually, start to head west to the mountains, however. It is expressed that Old Man can never die, and before he left the tribe to head west, he told them he would always watch over them and protect them. The Crow legend of the creation of the land and people starts with a world covered in water. The world was dark when the Old Man of the Crow People came into the world. Old man was surprised to see nothing but water. He saw two ducks swimming and asked them if there was any land or if the world was just water. The ducks told Old Man that