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Apache Creation Story
Animals, elements, the solar system, and natural phenomena are revered by the Apaches. That which is beyond their understanding is always ascribed to the supernatural.
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Origin of the Apache
In the beginning the world was covered with darkness. There was no sun, no day. The perpetual night had no moon or stars.
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The Sun, Moon and Stars
- Origin: Dene
In this present, or Fifth World, the First People had four lights which had been brought from the lower world.
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The Papago Butterfly Legend
One day the Creator was resting, sitting, watching some children playing in a village. The children laughed and sang, yet as he watched them, the Creator's heart was sad.
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How to Scare a Bear
Long ago and far away this did not happen. On top of Red Rock Hill, lived a little rabbit. Prickly pears were his favorite food, and every day he would hunt for them along the east bank of the Rio Grande.
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Creation of Summer and Winter
The oldest tradion of the people of Acoma and Laguna indicates that they lived on some island; that their homes were destroyed by tidal waves, earthquakes, and red-hot stones from the sky.
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Why the Opussum's Tail Is Bare
In the beginning all living things - men, animals, plants and trees - spoke the same language and behaved in much the same way. Animals, like people, were organized into tribes.
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The Origin of Earth
Before the beginning, water was everywhere. But no people, animals, or earth were visible. There were birds, however, who held a council to decide if it might be best to have all land or all water.
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The Legend of the First Woman
For a time the man was very happy on the Earth. He roamed around and ate the fruits and berries and he visited the animals and he saw all his homeland.
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