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{{cleanup|For a page about "various Native American mythologies and Oral Tradition", there's a lot of examples from Lakota lore and not very many examples from lore from other nations. This needs to be fixed by adding more examples from other nations.}}
General Information on various Native American mythologies and [[Oral Tradition]]. Obviously, this page covers an enormous variety of different cultures, but they're grouped together here for convenience.
 
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For the [[Hollywood History]] version, see [[Magical Native American]] and [[Mayincatec]].
 
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* [[Turtle Island]]: From the creation stories of the Lenape and the Iroquois.
 
{{tropelist|Tropes commonly associated with Native mythologies include:}}
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* [[Trickster Archetype]]: Coyote, Raven, Iktomi, Rabbit
** Kokopelli's [[Popcultural Osmosis|family-friendly]] picture is the trope image. His [[Memetic Mutation|wanted poster]] reads: Charges: despoiling maidens, seducing wives, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and gambling]]. Sometimes travels with horny woman, who calls herself Kokopelli-mana. May have been involved in the bankruptcy of Pueblo Bonito in the 13th century. He has a very big... flute which is always prominently depicted in traditional artwork.
* [[Turtle Island]]: The Iroquois are the [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Twincest]]: In one Eskimo story, the moon rapes his sister, the sun. Also [[Rape as Drama]].
* [[Vagina Dentata]]: Done literally in one Ponca myth.
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[[Category:Oral TraditionReligion]]
[[Category:index]]
[[Category:Native American Tropes]]