Remaking the earth
a creation story from the Great Plains of North America
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- Internet Archiveremakingearthcre0000gobl
- Internet Archiveremakingearthcre0000gobl_e1c7
- ISBN-10053109524X
- ISBN-10053108874X
- ISBN-139780531095249
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- DDC398.2/089973
- DDCE
- LCCE99.A349 .G63 1996
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- LCCE99.A349.G63 1996
Description
In this Algonquin "Earth Diver" creation myth, woven from the ideas of several traditional tales, the water birds and animals left behind when the old world was flooded dive for mud so that the Creator can make dry land again.
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LegendsFolkloreCreationMythologyAlgonquin IndiansAlgonquian IndiansCreation -- FolkloreLegends -- Great PlainsFolklore -- Great PlainsIndians of North AmericaLegends, juvenile literatureAlgonquin Indians -- FolkloreFolklore, juvenile literatureCreation, juvenile literatureIndians of north america, folkloreCreation -- Mythology -- Great PlainsIndians of North America -- Great Plains -- FolkloreIndians of north america, folklore, juvenile literature
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