Reagan Baylee
Campbell
August 23, 2012
Yokut Myth
The Yokut Myth is an Earth Diver
Myth. The Eagle and the Crow are looking for a solution to create more land.
The stump in which they are calling “home” will no longer cut it until they run
into Duck. Duck plays a large role in the Yokut Myth because Duck helps Eagle
and Crow create the land in which they wished for. In exchange for fish, Eagle
and Crow work together with Duck, while he brings up mud to the stump.” “Could
Duck possibly bring up enough mud for us to build land?” They wondered. How
could they let Duck know that mud was what they needed most?” (Pg 2) Another
Native American theme in this myth is food. Food is the driving source of life,
especially in this myth. Duck, Crow, and Eagle work together as an exchange
system. This myth shows communication, responsibility, and teaches a lesson of
respecting others. The Crow becomes greedy and takes some of the land, but in
the end he gets a consequence and does not have as much land as Eagle. “Yokut
historians end their tale by saying that people everywhere honour the brave and
strong Eagle, while Crow is accorded a lesser place because of his unfair
disposition displayed during the creation of the world by Eagle and Crow.”
(Page 3)
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