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Pima Creation Story

Native Americans cherished their culture that was passed down in stories from their elders. Instead of a God, the Pimas believed in a Great Spirit that created not only them, but everything thing around them and the world they are on. The Pima story about man and earth being created is quite unique and different and can stir up some questions. What was so different about the Pimas Creation Story from the typical Adam and Eve story or “The Iroquois Creation Story”? And why wasn’t the world in their story perfect the first go round? Are they trying to tell us something?
The Pimas Creation Story wasn’t your typical story about how everything came together. Even though most Pimas are ...

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stopped in midair and became Earth. Unlike in the Iroquois Story, no world had existed yet but had been created. The Great Spirit, the Pimas believed in, had help when creating the earth also. “He created white ants, and these worked and enlarged the earth; and they kept on increasing it, larger and larger, until it was big enough for him to rest on” (22). He also made a being to assist him with the creation of earth and living things. Why did he do this? And was he not strong enough to do it alone like the God who created Adam and Eve? Well, I think their Great Spirit just wanted some help so he can create everything faster. It’s not that he couldn’t do it alone, because he ended up doing so, but maybe because he didn’t want to do it alone and wanted company. Earth is massive and being on it alone is probably very lonely. The Great Spirit had to create everything on the earth in order to sustain life. He had to create water first then with that he made the sun, then the ...

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Added: 5/4/2011 08:42:42 PM
Submitted By: bnolan3
Category: English
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