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An elaborate Earth-Maker Story of Creation is a myth that comes from the Native Americans of California, also called the "Story of Creation."This myth describes Earth-maker creating day and night, land, water, and all living things.
Common elements are the principle of an all-embracing, universal and omniscient Great Spirit, a connection to the Earth and its landscapes, a belief in a parallel world in the sky (sometimes also underground and/or below the water), diverse creation narratives, visits to the 'land of the dead', and collective memories of ancient sacred ...
According to Lakota belief, Inyan (Rock), was present at the very beginning, and so was the omnipresent spirit Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, and the darkness Han.Inyan wanted to exercise his powers, or compassion, so he created Maka (the Earth) as part of himself to keep control of his powers.
At the time when the light of the sun was subdued; To cause light to break forth, At the time of the night of Makaliʻi (winter) Then began the slime which established the earth, The source of deepest darkness, of the depth of darkness, The source of Night, of the depth of night; Of the depth of darkness, Of the darkness of the sun in the depth ...
Flashes of light are visible when the quartz crystals are subjected to mechanical stress in darkness. The Uncompahgre Ute Indians from Central Colorado are one of the first documented groups of people in the world credited with the application of mechanoluminescence involving the use of quartz crystals to generate light.
Seven fires prophecy is an Anishinaabe prophecy that marks phases, or epochs, in the life of the people on Turtle Island, the original name given by the indigenous peoples of the now North American continent.
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Linda Hogan was born July 16, 1947, in Denver, Colorado. [5] Her father, Charles C. Henderson, is a Chickasaw from a recognized historical family. [6] Her mother, Cleona Florine (Bower) Henderson was of white descent. [2]