The Sky Tree

The myth 'Sky Tree' talks about the how the leader of a Native American group was sick, the only way he thought he could be saved was with a fruit in the top of the great sky tree; this tree was the moat important thing in their community, everything circled around this tree. The leader asked his wife to go get the fruit from the tree, as she was cutting it, the tree fell into another world. She went after the tree, with the help of the Turtle and four more animals, she landed softly in the New World and the tree through his roots to the ground. That is how the New World was created.

In this short story we can see various Native American  creation myths characteristics. First, the myth is really short and easy, that helps people remember it. Then, in this myth, the mother nature is the source of food and therefore life; the myth portrays nature as a very important aspect of their culture. Also, this myth includes animals, that are shown as equals to humans. Finally, it is, clearly a creation myth because it explains the creation of the world as it is known.