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Investigations

  • Before the world was created, there was just water and no land.
  • All the animals lived in the heavens and it was very crowded.
  • A brave water beetle volunteered to go down and explore. He went down to the bottom of the ocean and touched the mud. This caused the mud to float up and it created the land.
  • A great Buzzard was sent to check on the beetle and on the land. Every time it flapped its wings, it hit the land and created mountains and valleys.

How People Were Created

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  • After the animals, men came.
  • At first, there was only a brother and a sister.
  • Then, the man told the woman to multiply by striking her with a fish.
  • In seven days, she had a child.
  • After that, she would have a child every seven days.
  • After some time, there were too many people and woman were only to give birth once a year, as it is today.

The Myth Behind It All

1. Dayuni’si:

  • There are no definite depictions of Dayuni’si, but as a water beetle, he might have had six legs, a hard shell, and antennae.
  • He may have been small, but he must have been durable becuase he was able to survive the drop from Galunlati.
  • The Earth began as just water and all the animals lived in Galunlati, the heavens.
  • One day Dayuni'si, the water beetle, decided to explore the waters. All he found was mud.
  • Then, the world started to enlarge changing into the Earth as we know it.
  • Later, one of the animals attached the land to the sky with four strings.
  • Once the new land was formed, it was flat and soft. So, the animals sent down a bird to see if the land had dried and the bird came back with good results.
  • The land was wet still wet, so they sent down the great buzzard from the heavens to prepare it for them.
  • The bird flew down and by the time he got to Earth his wings beat the fresh ground creating mountains, hills, and valleys.
  • The animals then decided that it was too dark, so they made the sun and put it on the path it is still is on today.

Cultural Background

2. The Great Buzzard:

  • The Great Indian Buzzard is a species of bird with tan and white spotted feathers.
  • They are are typically large with a very wide wingspan and immense power.
  • This particular buzzard must have had colossal strength in order to shape the entire world.
  • In their society, men and women had equal power and ranking.
  • Everyone in the village had a job.
  • Men hunted and provided protection for their families.
  • Held chief position
  • In charge of political decisions
  • Women had control of land, farming and caring for family.
  • Owned land
  • Took charge of social decisions
  • Both took part in ceremonies, story telling, art, and traditional healing.

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Works Cited

Beliefs

"Cherokee Indian Fact Sheet." Native Languages of the Americas. N.p., n.d. Web.

24 Sept. 2014. <http://www.bigorrin.org/cherokee_kids.htm>.

"A Cherokee Legend." First People. First People, n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2014.

<http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/

CherokeeCreationStory-Cherokee.html>.

"How the World Was Made." Learn NC. UNC School of Education, n.d. Web. 24 Sept.

2014. <http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-twoworlds/1672>.

"How the World Was Made from Cherokee Indian Lore." Stenson. Stenson.edu, n.d.

Web. 24 Sept. 2014. <https://www2.stetson.edu/secure/history/hy10430/

cherokeecreation.html>.

"The Traditional Belief System." Cherokee Website. Cherokee Nation, 2014. Web.

24 Sept. 2014. <http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/Culture/General/

TheTraditionalBeliefSystem.aspx>.

1. Dayuni’si:

  • The water beetle can be characterized as courageous, adventurous, selfless.
  • He ventured to the world below because Galunlati was becoming overpopulated, and difficult to live in.
  • Dayuni’si reacted to the problem of the story by being the first one to risk his life in order to investigate for the others.

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Tying it to Today

  • The traditional Cherokee tribes believed in important symbols such as numbers and animals.

http://animals.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1330300/

http://www.lordnelsons.com/gallery/frontier/wright/20.htm

http://hennadevine.blogspot.com/2013/09/was-assigned-to-learn-cherokee-creation.html

http://www.indigenouspeople.net/legend.htm

http://jaredsspot.blogspot.com/2010/01/native-american-creation-story.html

http://www.searchamelia.com/cherokee-princess-amongst-my-most-cherished-people

http://endthelie.com/2012/07/19/iarpas-great-horned-owl-program-collecting-intelligence-without-anyone-knowing-you-are-there/

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/05/30/cougar-shot-coquitlam-river-park_n_3360695.html

http://bugguide.net/node/view/482632/bgimage

http://macrocritters.wordpress.com/2012/07/15/photography-of-a-predaceous-diving-beetle-part-2-and-now-for-the-good-stuff/

http://www.cardcow.com/151843/colorful-indian-dancers-performing-traditional-tribal-ceremonial-dances-cherokee-north-carolina/

http://birding.about.com/od/Bird-Lists/a/Vulture-Species-List.htm

http://www.alltribes.com/kcenter/native-american-tribes/cherokee.html

http://vulturesworld.blogspot.com/2012/10/182-days-old-eurasian-griffon-vulture.html

The Cherokee clans still exist today with many of the same beliefs. Human like animals are still a major part of their stories and everyday life. It is still very important to them to be respectful and thankful towards the animals and plants that help them survive.

  • Animals were a large part of their culture.
  • They believed that all plants and animals have a spirit in them since they are from nature.
  • They thought that animals were like people and capable of many things.

2. The Great Buzzard:

  • This bird can be characterized as well-respected, trusted, and skilled.
  • He went down to prepare the earth for the other animals because he held the ability to create a habitat suitable for the others.
  • The Great Buzzard reacted to the problem of the story by taking on the responsibility of forming the earth, which everyone depended on.

  • Classification and separation of items was of great importance
  • Ritual items had to be wrapped up and kept from touching anything else.
  • They had an extremely strict belief system that good should be rewarded and evil be punished.

Cherokee Creation Story

Emily Blaisdell, Jennifer Marinov, Taleen Sarkissian, Maya Sahai

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