Three myths: Sky Bear, The scattered stars, The seven Mateinnu

The Mother of All People gave it to Ko-tci-man-yo. And she said "Do not open this bag".

Akhsotha: my grandmother - Iah: no - Hen: yes. This is Mohawk language.

The Lenape people. They arefrom the Eastern Woodlands of the United States.

Sky Bear is a female. You can see this detail in the story "Look up now and you will see her, circling the sky".

She wants to see Sky Bear.

Sky Bear.

Joseph Bruchac

It's a fictional narrative that explains something about the world. A myth usually gives a supernatural, or nonscientific, explanation for something in nature

Hunters chased a giant bear. The bear escaped them by climbing up a hill and into the sky. It became a constellation "Sky Bear".

The bag became heavy and Ko-tci-man-yo wanted to know what was in it.When she opened the bag, many stars escaped and scattered in the sky.

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