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Atahensic, also known as Sky Woman, is an Iroquois sky goddess.Atahensic is associated with marriage, childbirth, and feminine affairs in general. [1]According to legend, at the time of creation, Atahensic lived in the Upper World, but when digging up a tree, it left a hole in the ground that led to a great sky, under which was water.
Jikonhsaseh Historic Marker near Ganondagan State Historic Site. Jigonhsasee (alternately spelled Jikonhsaseh and Jikonsase, pronounced ([dʒigũhsase]) was an Iroquoian woman considered to be a co-founder, along with the Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy sometime between AD 1142 [1] and 1450; others place it closer to 1570–1600. [2]
The Iroquois name De-oh-há-ko means Our Life or Our Supporters. Often called the Three Sisters , the De-oh-há-ko are the spirits of the corn , beans , and squash . In one variant of the myth of Ata-en-sic, the Three Sisters grew from her daughter Tekawerahkwa's dead body.
Toggle Native American and First Nations mythologies subsection. 35.1 Algonquian. ... (Rock Crystal Girl) Gwich'in. Tetogolee; Tahltan (Nahanni) Cenakatla'x (Salmon ...
A scarred Native American warrior who is rewarded to marry the Chief's daughter after saving the Sun God's son, Morning Star, from giant birds of prey. Amy Cruse [citation needed] She-Who-Is-Alone The Legend of the Bluebonnet: A Comanche girl who has lost her parents. Based on the original Native American folklore, retold and illustrated by ...
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Both were heroines in early Canadian settlements defending themselves from enemy forces—though where the enemy was the Iroquois to Madeleine, in Secord's story they were allies who helped her escape the Americans to inform the British of a pending attack. [16] The motivations of the Iroquois are not made clear in contemporary documents. [17]