Transcript Native American Oral Traditions

Native American Oral
Traditions
The Sun Also Rises…The Sky Tree
* The Earth Only * Coyote Finishes
His Work.
Make the Connection –
Quickwrite
 Myths, which are almost always
connected with religious rituals, explain
the world the people live in and their
traditions.
 Take some notes on myths you are
familiar with. What do they explain to
people?
 What comfort might they offer?
Literary Focus - Archtypes
 An archetype is an old imaginative
pattern that has appeared in literature
throughout the ages.
 Archetypes can be plots, characters, or
images.
 An archetype appears across cultures.
The Sun Still Rises in the Same
Sky: Native American Literature
by Joseph Bruchac
 According to Bruchac, what is one
important thing that Native American
literature has in common with European
classics?
 Consider what Bruchac says about the
authors whom he names. What have
these writers done for Native American
literature?
 What do you think the title means?
The Sky Tree
- A Creation Myth
 Symbolism: What does the rooting of
the tree represent?
 The Earth Only
- a poem that celebrates the
permanence of the natural world – and
the wisdom of those who recognize the
truth.
Coyote Finishes His Work
 Archetype: The trickster often takes the
form of an animal. What traits of Coyote
help him to be a trickster?
 Where does Old Man Above send
Coyote?
Short Answers in Notebook
 When did Western scholars begin to
realize that Native Americans had an
oral literature?
 In “The Sky Tree,” which animals make a
place where Aataentsic can land?
 According to “The Earth Only,” which
people speak the truth?