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  2. Iroquois mythology - Wikipedia

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    The story also teaches people the importance of valuing what they already have. Haudenosaunee storytelling is also entertainment and a way to preserve culture. The stories reflect the Iroquois' perception and understanding of the world. [3] Traditionally, the stories were poetic and delivered in metaphors.

  3. Hahgwehdiyu - Wikipedia

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    Hahgwehdiyu (also called Ha-Wen-Neyu, Rawenniyo, Hawenniyo or Sapling) [1] is the Iroquois god of goodness and light, as well as a creator god. He and his twin brother Hahgwehdaetgah, the god of evil, were children of Atahensic the Sky Woman (or Tekawerahkwa the Earth Woman in some versions), whom Hahgwehdaetgah killed in childbirth.

  4. List of creation myths - Wikipedia

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    A creation myth (or creation story) is a cultural, religious or traditional myth which describes the earliest beginnings of the present world. Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions, and are found throughout human culture.

  5. Atahensic - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Great Peacemaker - Wikipedia

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    The Great Peacemaker (Skén:nen rahá:wi [4] [ˈskʌ̃ː.nʌ̃ ɾa.ˈhaː.wi] in Mohawk), sometimes referred to as Deganawida or Tekanawí:ta [4] [de.ga.na.ˈwiː.da] in Mohawk (as a mark of respect, some Iroquois avoid using his personal name except in special circumstances) was by tradition, along with Jigonhsasee and Hiawatha, the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois ...

  7. John Mohawk - Wikipedia

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    John Mohawk was a Seneca, born into the Turtle (ha'no:wa:h) clan on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Ga'dagesgeo', located in western New York State.He graduated from Hartwick College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1967, and later earned a Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo.

  8. Iroquoian peoples - Wikipedia

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    Pre-contact distribution of Iroquoian languages. The Iroquoian peoples are an ethnolinguistic group of peoples from eastern North America.Their traditional territories, often referred to by scholars as Iroquoia, [1] stretch from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in the north, to modern-day North Carolina in the south.

  9. Hiawatha - Wikipedia

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    Hiawatha and the Iroquois league. ISBN 0-382-09568-5 ISBN 9780382095689 ISBN 0-382-09757-2 ISBN 9780382097577; Malkus, Alida (1963). There really was a Hiawatha. St. John, Natalie and Mildred Mellor Bateson (1928). Romans of the West: untold but true story of Hiawatha. Taylor, C. J. (2004). Peace walker: the legend of Hiawatha and Tekanawita.