Julie Borrego
English 48a
Journal for Iroquois Creation Story


“…he formed two images of the dust of the ground in his own likeness, male and female, and by his breathing into their nostrils he gave them the living souls, and named them…)

Summary: This is the how the “good mind” created humans.

My Ideas: I find this similarity to the Christian creation story very interesting, where there were two people, a man and women who were made in the image of their creator. Iroquois creation story has more detail about the land and animals as well as humans. Also the fact that the Iroquois believed in spirit world is another interesting fact to me.

I cannot help but think of how when they would tell this story to their children, how their people “created” looked as they do. And how disturbing to find people of different colors invading your homes. This would no less make you question your belief system.