Hitchiti-Mikasuki Creation Story
- The story starts out by the ground shaking and People coming out into a strange new world that the Mother created for them.
- The Cave the People came out of represents security. Also the Cave gave birth to the People.
- The People were greeted by their brothers and sister that the Great Spirit sent ahead of them.
- The brothers and sisters are animals that were chosen by the Great Spirit.
- Panther, Bird, Bear, Deer, Snake, Frog, Otter and many more.
- The People could speak and understand their brothers and sisters.
- The brothers taught and guided the People the same way they were taught by Great Spirit.
- Each brother than took a small family to teach and guide them. This is how they got their own clans.
- Then each clan went out and built their own village.
- Within each clan they could not marry each other because good would never come out of it.
- They married someone else from a different clan.
Seminole Creation Story
- Each clan was known as healers, warriors or leaders.
- Leaders had great wisdom, and they led their People in the way of harmony.
- They also followed the movements of Grandfather, Kiyas, and Okiyas.
Presentation by: Jessica, Ivan, Aubrey
- The People did not believe in war, greed and jealousy.
- They selected a leader, that understood and followed the movements of their Grandfather.
- The leaders looked to their Grandfather for all the answers.
- The movements of the Kiyas and Okiyas were only used to worship the Grandfather.