Claudia Arevalo-Lowe Feb. 16, 1998

There are so many books written about history that sometimes it’s very difficult to make a decision as to which book one wants to read. Nevertheless, regardless of which book one chooses the outcome is still the same. White men destroyed existing civilizations such as the Native Americans and it’s legents.

An example is the Blackfoot’s creation story, which goes something like this: "In the beginning, Napi created everything: the earth, moon, animals and people. From the east he journeyed towards the west, spreading mud before him to form the earth and making this large so that there should be plenty of room. He went to the south and, traveling northwards, made the birds and animals, all of which could understand him; he also made the prairies, mountains, rivers and valleys, and pt threes into the ground. So that the animals should have something to eat he covered the prairies with grass; then he marked off a section in which he caused the various roots and berries to grow, the camass, bitter-root, sweet-root, sarvis berry and so on. In certain places he put red paint in the ground."

This creation story is different from several other Native American Stories and has been saved by a few who are interested in keeping some part of the Native Americans history alive. It is well known that these creation stories are considered "Myth", which makes one wonders who determined that "Genesis" is different?