Discussion Board: “The Iroquois Creation Story” Native American mythology stimulates us to imagine a world that is right here, to be gazed on and known firsthand as the Iroquois tale is told again and again. The woman who conceived begins in the “upper world” but falls into the “dark world,” where “monsters” collect enough earth to make a seat for her, on which she gives birth to the twins, the good mind and the bad mind. The twins transform the earthen seat, the Great Island that the monsters have created for the woman who fell, into a world that begins to resemble a world of humans rather than of mythical people. “The Iroquois Creation Story” suggests a process of creation rather than the completed act of a single creator; the woman who fell from the sky may have become parthenogenetically pregnant, thereby linking the origins of the world to a woman (or to a sexual being capable of parthenogenesis) rather than to a patriarchal god (note that the Iroquois were matrilineal). Discussion Question: What is the role of the animals in “The Iroquois Creation Story”? What is the role of the landscape? Consider whether the animals and the landscape serve as a backdrop to the action of the human characters, or whether they play a more integral role in the development of the narratives. On the other hand, how does the story reveal, illustrate, and show speculations on “The Iroquois League” and its social structure of unity and government? The purpose of this assignment is to be able to voice your thoughts. Grading Rubric Content/Meaning Analysis/Interpretation Development/Completion Grammar/Style Thematic Conclusion Contribution to the Learning Community Timeliness/ Relevance Due Date: Friday, Length: One Full Page