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What elements of creation does this myth explain

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Answer:The elements of creation that were explained in the myth include water and land, the ability to think, fire, sun and air, and the people and animals.

The Iroquois creation myth is a story about how the world was initially a floating island which was without form.

There was an island where the sky people lived, there was a tree called the celestial tree that gave the sky-people light. The daughter of the chief of the sky-people had an affair and the chief pushed her down towards the Earth.

The Sky-woman couldn't live in water, therefore the birds helped pick her when she was falling down towards the sea. The Earth was then pulled from the ocean and pulled on the back of the Great Turtle which was where the Sky-woman lived.

Based on the story, the elements of creation that were explained in the myth include water and land, the ability to think, fire, sun and air, and the people and animals.

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