An origin myth is a myth that explains how something began and often times they shape the societies they arise from in many ways. Some origin myths explain the beginning of the world while others explain the origin of their own tribe or community. In most Native American tribes origin myths provided what was expected of its members and set examples of how they should act toward others. The two origin myths that I chose to compare were those of the Inuit Tribe and the Seminole Indian Tribe. Both tribes are made up of Native Americans and their myths explain the origin of the earth and its inhabitants.
The origin myth of the Inuit tribe starts with the first man living in a peapod. On the fifth day the man pushed his feet and broke free from the pod and met a strange bird. The bird turned out to be a raven and began to speak to the man. They became familiar with each other and the raven told the man to wait and not move and then the raven left and came back four days later with fruit and berries. The man was pleased at this and decided to follow the bird, next the raven lead him to clay where he constructed animals like mountain sheep. Next the raven created fierce animals and created a woman so man wouldn't become lonely …show more content…
First off both myths include some type of nature including plants and mainly animals. Both myths also share the concept of a creator, in the Inuit story the raven creates a woman for the man and many animals and the Seminoles believe a Creator of the sky. There are also a few differences between the myths. In the Inuit myth the creation of Man is explained but in the Seminoles’ the creation of man is to be assumed by the reader. Also the creator in the Inuit myth is a bird while in the Seminole myth the creator is assumed to be an almighty man. Although they have differences both myths portray the origin of the world from two different