Comparing The Lakota Creation Story And The Earth On Turtle's Back

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Comparing Creations Native Americans wrote creation stories to find the reason how the earth came to be. Native Americans believe in multiple gods and multiple creators. The Lakota creation story and “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” have many similarities, which include a similar plot and characters. The Lakota creation story and the Onondaga’s myth are very similar because of the characters and plot that they both include. Both creation stories include turtles, who are the heroes of each story. In “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”, turtle carries the world on his back, when “ the tiny bit of Earth fell on the back of the turtle.” (Caduto 18) In the Lakota story, turtle is the one who brings mud up, which is turned into earth.