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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 3 months

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MYTHICAL CREATURE OF AMERINDIAN ORIGIN -- COLORING THE WORLD.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the Rainbow Crow of Lenape legend, illustrated by the late, great Eric Carle (1929-2021), from the children's book "Dragons Dragons and Other Creatures that Never Were" (1988).

"I will go. I will stop the snow,

Aiya, aiya, aiya, aiya, Rain, Rainbow Crow, Stop the snow, Crow, Fly to the sky high, Rain, Rainbow Crow, Aiya, aiya, aiya, aiya."

-- NANCY VAN LAAN (b. 1939)

LEGEND OVERVIEW: "The Rainbow Crow is a fantastic animal in Lenape legend. It symbolises selflessness and service. The legend goes that after a particularly harsh winter, the animals decided they must send a messenger to the Great Spirit to ask for help. The Rainbow Crow offered to make the long and arduous journey, and was rewarded with the gift of fire. However, by the time he returned, the fire had scorched his beautiful plumage black."

Sources: www.poisonpie.com/words/others/collect/bestiaries/text/asurveyofbestiaries.html.

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ophilosoraptoro · 1 year

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Smithsonian Cover-Up: Ancient Egyptians and Giants in the Grand Canyon

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#history #grand canyon #theodore roosevelt #archaeology #eygpt #ancient egypt #smithsonian #ancient history #giants #reptilians #native american legends #younger dryas #ufo #cover up #Youtube

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cryptidbait · 2 years

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I’ve been incredibly busy with irl and trying to get a second job! Thank you for so much love on my stuff!!!

#cryptidbait #horror #native american legends #art #original art #camping

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basementofthebizarre · 25 days

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The Mysteries of the Bridgewater Triangle: Exploring New England's Paranormal Hotspot

Nestled in southeastern Massachusetts, the Bridgewater Triangle is an area shrouded in mystery, folklore, and paranormal phenomena. Spanning approximately 200 square miles, this region has garnered a reputation as one of the world’s most active paranormal hotspots, drawing in researchers, thrill-seekers, and curious visitors alike. From ghostly encounters to UFO sightings and cryptid sightings,…

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#Bridgewater Triangle #cryptids #ghostly encounters #Loren Coleman #Massachusetts history #Native American legends #New England Folklore #Paranormal phenomena #Supernatural mysteries #UFOs

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chantireviews · 2 months

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COLIN And The LEGEND Of The WEEPING WILLOW by Anna Casamento Arrigo - Children's Picture Books, Native American Legends

In Colin and the Legend of the Weeping Willow by Anna Casamento-Arrigo, curious Colin learns a Native American legend about the Weeping Willow from one of his favorite people, his grandmother. Across the years, people have shared their cultural legends and tales. Often these stories are told to explain phenomena in the natural world, and are passed down by elders through oral traditions. In this…

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#Anna Casamento-Arrigo #Chanticleer 5 Star Book Review #Children&039;s Picture Books #Colin and the Legend of the Weeping Willow #Gabriel Parame #Illustrated #Native American Legends

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wild-raven-and-crow · 6 months

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Raven Brought Fire to the First Nations

Raven or Crow is remembered for bringing the First Nations fire. That first bird's courage and altruism still smolders in the hearts of its children.

Flames gave their voices depth, and flames painted elegant feathers in ash-velvet black, though the deep blue sky still shimmers in their wings, and the fire of the sun still burns in their eyes.

This is my watercolor of "The Rainbow Crow". The video I posted yesterday "Crow: The Legend" retells the ancient tale.

#birds #artists on tumblr #art #crows #myths #crow #legends #native american #ravens #corvid #corvids #corvidae #watercolor #original art #my art #my artwork

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laurasimonsdaughter · 4 months

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I got a copy of Erdoes and Ortiz's American Indian Myths and Legends (1984) for Christmas and it is fascinating to me how various Native American tales portray romance between humans and non-humans. Especially compared to the European takes on that motif, which usually center on the relationship being doomed from the start, because humans belong only with humans. But this does not seem to be the default in the Native American tales in this collection!

There was one story which did portray the relationship as doomed (Tolowim woman and butterfly man, Maidu) and one where a human woman was taken against her will and gladly rescued by her husband (The stolen wife, Tewa). But there is also a tale where a wife is willingly taken by a great buffalo and when her human husband steals her back and kills White Buffalo Chief, she mourns him so that her jealous husband kills her (Apache chief punishes his wife, Tiwa).

That last tale, while tragic, already goes out of its way to show that the woman was happy with the powerful buffalo, and there are four stories in the collection that make a point of ending in happiness:

The industrious daughter who wouldn't marry (Cochiti)

A beautiful young woman who is a master at making beautiful garments spurns all her human suitors, until it is widely known that she doesn't care for young men. Coyote hears of this and goes to court her, dressed in his finest clothes. He does not offer her any gifts, but he dances very well and he brings a branch of blackcurrants, which are her favourite. She is pleased with him, so she takes him home, sleeps with him, and gives birth to two little coyotes. Her parents are dismayed and the other people turn away from her, but Coyote brings her to his home under the ground. There he has all kinds of clothes just as fine as the ones she makes, and she lives there happily with him ever after.

The Serpent of the Sea (Zuni)

The beautiful daughter of the priest-chief of the village Home of the Eagles cannot abide dust or dirt. Every day she spends almost all her time bathing in the sacred spring of the Serpent of the Sea and this angers him. He changes himself into a beautiful baby boy and she finds him and takes him home to care for him. As soon as she falls asleep the Serpent takes his true form again, coiling himself all around the maiden and all around the room. In the morning the whole household panics, but the girl’s father understands what happened and begs the Serpent to let his daughter return to her family once more, even though she now belongs to him. The Serpent moves enough to release her, finally waking her. She is very frightened, but after four days of ceremonies she bids her family goodbye and goes with the Serpent. As they travel the Serpent takes the shape of a beautiful young man, and speaks in a kinder and kinder voice, until she dares to look at him. Startled she asks him where the terrifying creature has gone. He explains that he is the serpent, but that he loves her, and that if she will consent to come and stay with him they will live and love each other forever in the Waters of the World. The maiden goes with him, forgetting her sadness and forgetting her family, and lived with him ever after.

The man who married the moon (Isleta Pueblo)

The great leader, weaver, and medicine man Nah-chu-rú-chu (the bluish light of dawn) got tired of all the young women trying to win his affection. He proclaimed that he would marry the girl who could grind corn meal so fine that it would stick to his pearl water dipper. The only woman who could do it was the Moon, who was an Isleta maiden before she went to live into the sky. He marries her and loves his moon-wife above all things. Two sisters, the Yellow Corn Maiden, are so jealous that they persuade the moon to admire her reflection in the water of the well, and push her in to drown her. The chief mourns so deeply that it no longer rains and all the crops begin dying, until they bring him a mysterious flower from a mound in the forest where his wife disappeared. He performs a sacred ritual and the moon is brought back to life. The corn maidens are changed into helpful, gentle snakes as punishment, and the moon lives happily with her husband.

The woman who married a merman (Coos)

A girl who refuses all her suitors and goes swimming in the creek every day becomes pregnant without understanding how. She gives birth to a baby that always cries unless it is left outside, where someone brings it seal meat to eat. The young mother watches over her baby and at night is approached by a man who says he is her husband and promises she will be safe if she goes with him. The merman takes his wife and child to the bottom of the sea, where many people lived. Her husband was one of the five sons of the village chief and the couple lived there happy and satisfied. She goes to her relatives once to get arrows for her little boy to play with, and once to visit her brothers. The second time they see her shoulders are turning dark and scaly like those of a sea serpent. She never returned again, but sea serpents came into their harbour, and every summer and winter they would send a whale ashore, a gift to their kinsmen above the sea.

Erdoes and Ortiz even draw a parallel between the tale of the Serpent of the Sea and Beauty and the Beast, but I rather love the girl running off with the Coyote and "the woman who married a merman" is such a lovely counterpoint to the selkie and mermaid stories I grew up with. I'm really happy with this book~

#I'm sure I'm missing lots of nuance and details in my synopsis #but this book is pleasant to read and the tales were clearly written with care #so I really recommend going to read these for yourself if they sound like your thing #American Indian Myths and Legends #native american folklore #laura babbles

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neechees · 1 year

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The Fool 👀

ᐏᓴᑫᒐᐠ Wisakecak (The Fool)

(send me a tarot card & I’ll draw a legend from Cree mythology that matches it)

#wesakechak #our main man #ndn art #native american #ndn #native #tarot #justin's art #this is in homage to those old legends vcr tapes that featured wesakechak in this pose #cree

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kemetic-dreams · 1 year

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I love when people ask me what my African name means

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ostick · 6 months

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Clint and Mathilda from MOBA Mobile Legends Bang Bang

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fatheriimaginedyoutaller · 8 months

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#my post #atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar the legend of korra #tlok #aang #toph beifong #katara #zuko #sokka #legend of korra #korra #indigenous #native americans #colonialism

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kafkasapartment · 2 years

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Hiawatha, c. 1871–1874. Augustus Saint-Gaudens,1848–1907. Marble.

#sculpture #legends #scultura #belle epoch #art #hiawatha #native american #antique #museums #classical #neoclassical

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marysmirages · 2 years

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Forgive us, beautiful creatures (2020)

An old Native American legend inspired me to create this picture. This legend told about people who began to treat animals in a cruel way, to kill them for fun, and not in order to feed themselves and their family. And the souls of the slain animals went to ask the Great Spirit to protect them.

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siryl · 7 months

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"Animal Spirits" by Norval Morrisseau.

#norval morrisseau #anishinaabe #ojibwa #native american #folklore #mythology #legend #fantasy art

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erusdeerus · 10 months

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ApexLegends Oc Redesign! Meet Awi - a former fisherman and parkour professional, whos repurposed sea-fairing specialty has reeled him into the limelight as the newest Apex Legend.

He may feel like a fish out of water - but this technical trapper is still angling for champion!

#Apex Legends #Apex Legends Oc #apex legends fanart #Cherokee #Native American #Native American Oc #My representation for myself

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wild-raven-and-crow · 6 months

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If you reblog this, consider adding a comment as to why... was it the respect for native traditions? The amazing voice actors?? The beauty of the animation??? The appreciation of corvids as a symbol of grace of spirit... or somewhat-selfish asshats that try really hard to make their friends happy????? Anyway, just give a little boost to this show I like.

This short film is amazing!!! Crow: The Legend is about 20 minutes, and is a retelling of how crow brought fire to the Native Americans. Crow or raven bringing fire or being a major part of creation is central to many Native Americans' belief systems. This short film modernizes the tale of The Rainbow Crow.

Starring John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Diego Luna (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), and Liza Koshy. Created by the director of Madagascar and the Emmy-winning animated films Invasion! and Asteroids! Executive produced by Baobab Studios, Get Lifted, and Native Americans in Philanthropy.

#crows #ravens #native american #corvids #birds #myths #religion #legends #video #Youtube #bird video

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