12 May Native American Story Or Myth
This week, you will choose a Native American story or myth. Review the myths in the learning resources and then choose one story, that is, a myth from a particular tribe or nation.
First, using the material in the learning resources, describe at least two, but no more than four, particular Native American myths using ten adjectives in a sentence, e.g. “Based on the following myths, the Navajo’s mythic identity is ….” It might be simpler to write out ten sentences with a adjective for each.
Next, cite your myths using MLA format, but put them in a Works Cited list at the end of your post. No need to clutter up the sentence.
After you have posted on your myth, compare your tribe or nation’s identity with those of your peers.
Does the identity description hold up given the sources they cited?
Can you think of any other adjectives that might apply to their nation’s identity based on the myths they used?
This topic post will be worth 20 points, your replies will be worth 10 points each. Make sure your replies consist of four or more full sentences.
Understanding Myth
Required reading and viewing:
- Week 1 – All About Myth
- Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. “Mythology”
- Comstock, Nancy W. “Mythology.” Salem Press Encyclopedia (2016)
- Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell ourselves | TED Talk | TED.com
- What is Mythology? – YouTube
Native American Mythologies and Cultural Identity
Required reading:
- Week 1 – Myth, Identity, and Ideology
- Cultural Identity
- Indians of the Midwest:Cultural Identity
- Handbook of Native American Mythology
- Chapter 1, “Introduction”
- Chapter 2, “Time”
- Coyote, p. 76, Raven, p.156, Spider Woman, p.181, Trickster, p.210, White Buffalo Woman, p. 217, Woman Who Fell From the Sky, p. 225
For Reference:
- Godchecker: Native American Mythology
- Eliade, Mircea, Patterns in Comparative Religion. Sheed & Ward, 1958. “Chapter XII: The Morphology and Function of Myth” pp. 410-436 at https://archive.org/details/mircea-eliade-patterns-in-comparative-religion
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