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Navajo Creation Myth Summary

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The story I chose to discuss is the Navajo Creation Myth. Expectantly I will be able to explain the effectiveness of this story in preserving the culture and history of the Navajo people, as well as their teachings about relationships between people and nature. As a modern reader of the story I felt I was transported into a different time and possibly a different reality of this planet. As growing up we are introduced to various creation stories based on religion, beliefs and the culture we were born into and raised in. Therefore, it was highly captivating for me to realize and discover similarities with stories I was told as a child about the creation.
The Navajo Creation Myth talks about four worlds which started out with the first world,

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