Mother Earth
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Science, Mythology, Folklore, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: North America
Article abstract: The original people of the Americas viewed Mother Earth as the source of all life. This personification of the regenerative and provident attributes of nature has its roots in animism
Animists believe that all things are alive and related. Everything that exists is further defined by its relationship to all other things. In many mythopoeic oral traditions throughout the Americas, all things receive their life from the earth itself. Plant and animal life as well as the elements and forces of nature are the source of human life. Human beings are...
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