The Mother: Huitoto Myth of Creation Huitoto People – Colombia / Peru The Mother existed when, and before, nothing existed. Nothing. Nothing, just her. She is air, she is water, she is knowledge. She is the mother of bubbling water, and the steam emerging from the depths was the one that she created at…
The Inventions of Elal Tehuelche People – Argentina The Tehuelches or Chóneks say that the land of Patagonia was just ice and snow when the swan crossed it, flying over it for the first time. He came from beyond the sea, from the divine island where Kóoch had created life and where Elal had…
The Creation Legend of the Yup’ik People Yup’ik People – Alaska / Siberia Raven flew over the water and wondered what he was going to eat next. It was very much like Raven to be thinking about what he was going to eat next. He had grown tired of fishing and decided it was…
The Ants and the Treasure Yoruba People – Nigeria / Benin / Ghana / Togo There once was a poor man who was very kind to animals and birds. However little he had, he always spared a few grains of corn, or a few beans, for his parrot, and he was in the habit…
The Barbacha: Origin of the Inkal Awá Inkal Awá People – Colombia / Ecuador We the Awás are children of the mountain. Our parents are two barbachas, one white and one black, which were in a tree located at the head and on the bank of the Chatanalpí river. We are from the union…
