The Christian settlers thought that Native Americans were savages and that they had very different religious ideas but by comparing a popular Native American creation myth named “The World on the Turtle’s Back” with Genesis it is possible to see that both religions are based on the same ideals and values. . In “The World … Continue reading “had very different religious ideas | My Assignment Tutor”

The Christian settlers thought that Native Americans were savages and that they had very different religious ideas but by comparing a popular Native American creation myth named “The World on the Turtle’s Back” with Genesis it is possible to see that both religions are based on the same ideals and values. . In “The World on the Turtle’s Back” the creation of the world begins with a great ocean and far above there was a Sky-World “here live gods who were like people–like Iroquois” (Iroquois 25). This is similar to Genesis, where at the beginning God was in the middle of darkness and emptiness. However, in the Iroquois tale, in the beginning there are birds and a void of air along with the emptiness and darkness. In the Iroquois tale there are a variety of creators which change as the story progresses. For example, in the beginning the gods created the ocean and the creatures that lived in the sky and in the ocean. But later in the story. The Iroquois woman who fell from the sky becomes the creator of the earth and also all the land features. In Genesis, on the other hand, there is only one creator and he creates everything in existence. .