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Themes Of Native Americans Myths During The Native American Literary Period

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During the Native American Literary period the Native Americans myths usually consisted of many characteristics and themes of how the world came to be. In the myths of the Apache tribe spoke of the tribe's knowledge of how the world came to exist and their tribe existence. In their myth, there was nothing but darkness until the creator, “ When he looked into the endless darkness, a light appeared above.” The Apache believed that the universe was complete darkness and from the darkness came forth the creator who made all that exist today. The Choctaw tribe also had myths like the Apache on how people came to exist. The Choctaw tribe believed that people were created by a higher being at the Nanih Waiya mound. It states after the creator fashioned
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