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Turtle Island by Rowye on deviantART Nature, World Turtle, Creation Myth, Turtle Island, Bottom Of The Ocean, Greek And Roman Mythology, Turtle Art, Mythical Creature, Island Art

Description Inspired by the American Indian (mainly Iroquois) story of creation, of which there are a few slightly different versions. Short story from Wikipedia: According to Iroquois oral history, Sky Woman fell down to the earth when it was covered with water. Various animals tried to swim to the bottom of the ocean to bring back dirt to create land. Muskrat succeeded in gathering dirt, which was placed on the back of a turtle, which grew into the land known today as North America. In the…

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Melanie Hammond
Sacred Red: Turtle Island - What's in a Name? Jungle Lounge, Turtle Project, Turtle Island, Fantasy Animals, Tortoise Turtle, Garden Animals, Fantasy Beasts, Turtle Art, Fantasy Setting

Tonight Justin and I were talking about the origin of the name America, and how that name came to be used. We discussed how The United States has appropriated the name and how no one else really uses it. Maybe in South America ( I have never been there, and don't know for sure) they may refer to themselves as "South American" But as a Canadian I have never said I am NORTH American. The U.S. just Owns it. Let them have it anyway! The name Turtle island came up so we looked up the origins of…

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Jackie Schoon

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