Comparing The Bible And Sandy Lake Cree Creation Stories

In the beginning, there was darkness, chaos and water. To create something from nothing, would take a powerful force, especially to the scale of which the world seemed to these cultures. The world was intimidating and mysterious; therefore, the higher power, or God must be equally as powerful and enigmatic. Regardless of the distance in between these societies, their stories share a lot of similarities. First, being that there is one specific creator responsible for the creation of everything. In all accounts the darkness issue was addressed first, but why? It can be assumed that humans then were afraid of darkness, because of all the danger it brought. Perhaps, these cultures understood the Sun’s role in agriculture and seasons. The importance of light and its ability to conquer the dark world was important to them all. Another point shared by all was that of the order of which everything else was created. In all accounts, except Hindu, the land, vegetation and animals were created before man. In the Bible and Sandy Lake Cree creation stories man was formed into the image of the creator. This point alone establishes man as superior to

For instance, the creator and the process in which he created was the most glaring dissimilarity. The Bible’s God and Wee-sa-kay-jac created man from the clay and dirt, but the status of the two is completely different. The Cree creator was not the high God, like Judiasm’s. He was the son of the high god Mother Earth, who actually created everything by birthing it. Bumba, of the Bantu people, vomited his creations. The nine animals that came before man were native to that area, therefore making it seem believable for the local people. Next he vomited man, not intentionally, but because he felt nauseous. For the Hindu, the creator is in question, although recognized as a higher