Reading Notes: Cherokee (Part A)

Reading Notes over Cherokee readings (Part A)

I choose this section because I have Cherokee blood. Enough to actually have a registered Native American Indian Card and such that gets me to the clinic and what not. I seldom ever use it or talk about my ties to the Cherokee tribe because I'm not super involved with the nation. So I figured this would be a good week to learn more about the types of stories they share.

Use the story of the water beetle, but make it about a water spider that cascades across the surface of the water. Or use the story of the water beetle and introduce a new character (the water spider).
The water spider could be his companion in creating and forming earth. Think of them using the sun as a way to dry the mud quicker and moving it outward to prevent scorching.

The story of the Pleiades and the Pine would be good. Its about ornery boys who trouble their mothers end up leaving to become stars, but one is sent below the earth and sprouts into a pine. It will be tricky to adapt this story, but I do like the nature of it and the theme.

The story of the sun and the moon would be a good add in to the first story of the creation of earth and what not. It would be a good addition because it is the creation of all things and it's not really detailed enough with characters to retell, unless I was able to add more to the story.

A couple of these stories had a lot of "origins of" and what not about how things were created. The best way to do the next blog is to find some fun things to add to the creation of the earth and what not. It'll provide a cultural experience for readers and the more insightful understanding of the Cherokee Nation.

Title: Myths of the Cherokee
Author: James Mooney
Link to the various stories