The Earth On A Turtle's Back Summary

All aboriginals are linked to the Dreamtime through their totemic creation ancestors, whose stories are passed on through generations. Just as they would care for their family or tribe, they are obliged to care for their ancestral spirits existing in their land. It is important to remember that ancestral spirits are not necessarily ‘Gods’, but instead they are natural features of the land. As the Ancestor Spirits travelled the land, they taught the Law. When Aboriginals say they have a spiritual connection to the land, this relationship exists through the Law developed at the period of formation that includes a system of totemism. A totemic being represents the original form of an animal, plant or other object as it was in the Creation Period. The Kumbumerri Yugambeh people’s totem is the Eagle. ‘What is meant by totemism in Aboriginal Australia is always a mystical connection, expressed by symbolic devices and maintained by rules, between living persons, whether as individuals or as groups or as stocks, and other existents—their ‘totems’ —within an ontology of life that in Aboriginal understanding depends for order and continuity on maintaining the identities and associations which exemplify the connection.’ (5.3) Totems not only create a sense of belonging and spiritual connectedness to the land and others in the tribe, but they also offer hints to the person's

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At this point in the novel, Taylor has recently gained custody over Turtle, and the two have decided to spend a day at the Oklahoma City Main Library. In the beginning of the passage, Kingsolver establishes a connection between Turtle and wisteria vines, something she did previously when describing the garden in dog doo park (Kingsolver 118-119). Indeed, just as the vines “often thrive in poor soil,” Turtle manages to live through her early years in an abusive home, and eventually “thrives” under Taylor’s care. The use of the word “thrive” is significant here; although Dr. Pelinowsky had previously diagnosed Turtle with a “failure to thrive” (129), the young girl continued to grow and learn each and every day, never once faltering amid the

After reading The Earth on the Turtle’s Back and When Grizzlies Walked Upright, many key details are displayed about the Onondaga and Modoc cultures, these tribes vary in their beliefs but the morals that are conveyed through their folklore are very similar. In the story, The Earth on the Turtle’s Back, there is a group of mythical people that live in the Skyland. After the chief's wife dreams about the Great Tree being uprooted, the young chief pulled the tree from the soil, exposing a large hole in the ground, his wife leans to look into the hole and falls through to a sea of water, where the animals that inhabit it created Earth on the Turtle's back for her to live on. In When Grizzlies Walked Upright, the Chief Sky Spirit creates a mountain of snow and ice on Earth and

Myths are fascinating pieces of literature. They are very creative, and give an insight on what different cultures believe. As we dig into the story of “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” (retold by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac), we are looking into what some Native Americans believe is how the earth came about. These types of stories are past down to generating to generation, which is what keeps a culture thriving.

The origin myths The Earth on the Turtle’s Back and When Grizzlies Walked Upright have story details that are similar, yet also very different. The Onondaga and Modoc cultures both respect the Sky Spirit, and believe that the Sky Spirit controlled everything on Earth. A recurring moral in both myths is that everything happens for a reason. In The Earth on the Turtle’s Back, if the Ancient Chief’s wife had never had a dream about the tree being uprooted, Earth would have never been discovered. In When Grizzlies Walked Upright, if the daughter never poked her head out over the top of the mountain, grizzly bears would be able to talk and walk on two legs.

The novel “The Back of the Turtle” by Thomas King is relevant to Canada in both present day and history. Through the setting, characters and theme the story is portrayed in a way that makes it sound like a calamitous prediction for the future of Canada’s treasured natural world. Riddled with corporate greed and environmental disaster, the story follows those involved and affected by the catastrophe that destroyed Samaritan Bay. His lifelike characters are tangled with labyrinthine emotions that add another layer of complexity to the story. In my opinion, the novel “The Back of the Turtle” by Thomas King is a great novel because of the depth of storytelling that the author can achieve, and deserves to be recognised as a “Great Canadian Novel”.

Most people believe that the earth was created fleshly made with at least one person and that person would soon gave brith to a nation that would become our future generation today. The Native American Iquriouis legend “The World on the Turtle’s Back” is a creation story passes down from generation to generation

How was Earth created? How were people created? Why was everything made how it was? All of these questions and many more were asked by Native Americans, and so they came up with stories to answer these questions in a way they could understand. Some of these stories include; The Sky Tree, The Earth on the Turtle’s Back, Coyote Finishes His Work, Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon, The Blackfeet Genesis, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, and The Navajo Origin Legend.

Each ethnic group has their own depiction as to how nature should be valued. Native Americans see it as a valuable resource which was not created for them, but they were created for it; therefore, Native Americans tend to respect all aspects of nature. Europeans, however, believe God created this Earth for them to take full advantage of it. The Native American point of view is shown through two texts entitled “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and “The Powwow at the End of the World.”

One of the most important myths of the Huichols Indians is about the creation of the world. These types of myths are categorized as origin myths which “are typically the most sacred of a culture’s myths and provide the foundation upon which other myths are built” (Lindell “Professor’s Notes 4” 2). The article “Journey of Grandmother Rain” by Jack Eidt tells the story about the first humans, the creation of the land, and the creation of the sun. From a structuralist perspective, the binary opposition that shapes the worldview of the Huichol Indians is apparent in this origin myth. According to Eidt, in the Huichol origin myth the first human, named Watacame, and his black female dog, Tziku Mayuri, had to “withstand five days of monsoons, wind, waves, flooding and storming” (Eidt). After Watacame had successfully survived the storm, the Goddess Takutzi Nakawe (Grandmother Rain)

Think about life hundreds of years ago, think about their literature, and what their writings were based off. Society has a significant impact on art, music, and literature. Over the years American literature has evolved. This evolution is a reflection of history. Time periods reflect changes in society, politics, and religion. Each time period has a distinct characteristic. The evolution of literature is shown by

He told a story about his dream, in his dream he saw amazing, gorgeous rood-trees which lifted all the way into the air, covered or decorated with gems and covered by gold. The dreamer was laying down for a long time, until suddenly he heard the tree started speaking.

Traditional Aboriginal religious and spiritual beliefs (known as ‘The Dreaming’) are based on a kinship with nature and the land and the influence of ancestral spiritual beings.

The Dreaming can be described as Aboriginal creative epoch and each language group have their own values and beliefs, and what associates with it. (Edwards, 1998, p.79). For example, Kamilaroi of Northern NSWs nation explores the spiritual connections through a name called Baiame, known as ‘All Father” who they believe is the supernatural ancestor and creator of earth. Baiame’s stories of creation are shared from generation to generation of