Remaking the earth

By Paul Goble

Subjects: Algonquin Indians, Legends, juvenile literature, Mythology, Algonquian Indians, Indians of North America, Folklore, juvenile literature, Creation, juvenile literature, Creation, Indians of north america, folklore, Legends, Indians of north america, folklore, juvenile literature, Folklore

Description: In this Algonquin "Earth Diver" creation myth, woven from the ideas of several traditional tales, the water birds and animals left behind when the old world was flooded dive for mud so that the Creator can make dry land again.