Aboriginal Creation Myths Worksheet: Iroquois - Earth Diver
Question
Analysis Question
What was the original situation of
the earth?
Why would they choose to represent the original earth this way?
Who were the original people/
where were they from?
Looking at where they’re from, how would the Iroquois compare
regular humans to these original people? Who’s more important
and what makes you think this? Explain your thoughts.
Who inhabited the earth before
humans?
If they were here first, what might this say about Iroquois values?
How does the story describe the
toad and what did it accomplish?
What does this say about who the Iroquois valued? Explain your
logic.
How did we get night and day?
What gender was the little turtle and what does this say about
gender values of the Iroquois?
Where did humans come from?
What does this say about gender values in Iroquois society? Explain
your logic.
Where does all the food come
from?
How would this affect values in Iroquois society?
Conclusion:
Give each following item a score from 1-10 (10=most important) to show the importance it had to
Iroquois society. Explain why you gave it that score.
1) Women
2) Animals
3) Water
4) Land
5) Humans