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Native Americans held profound respect for the natural world, believing that every creature possessed its own power to maintain existence and influence others. Central to their belief system was the "Manito," or Great Spirit, which served as a source of life. Their literature emphasizes nature and explains various social customs and natural phenomena through origin myths and creation stories. These narratives, rooted in oral tradition, narrate the world's creation and human life’s beginnings, conveying wisdom from one generation to the next.
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Native American • They had a great respect for the natural world. • They believed that each creature had it’s own power to maintain itself and affect others • The “Manito” or Great Spirit was a source of life. • Native American Literature- emphases on nature – explains social customs and natural phenomenon.
Native American Writings • Origin Myths explain how natural phenomenon such as the moon, stars, and mountains came to be or why society has certain beliefs and customs • Creation Myths – tells how the world and human life came into existence • Oral Literature – stories that were passed down from one generation to the next.
