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What is the relationship between the Pima and the Tohono O'odham?
What is the relationship between the Pima and the Tohono O'odham?
When were the Pima people converted to Christianity?
When were the Pima people converted to Christianity?
Who are the ancestors of the Pima?
Who are the ancestors of the Pima?
When was the first Pima mythological narrative recorded?
When was the first Pima mythological narrative recorded?
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Who worked to record the Pima stories in English?
Who worked to record the Pima stories in English?
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What did Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai use to create the world in the creation story?
What did Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai use to create the world in the creation story?
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What did Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai do to start over with new people?
What did Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai do to start over with new people?
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Who was sent to cut valleys with his wings to provide water for the people?
Who was sent to cut valleys with his wings to provide water for the people?
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Study Notes
Title: Pima Stories of the Beginning of the World
- The Pima people live in central Arizona and are close relatives of the Tohono O'odham.
- The Pima encountered the Spanish in the late 16th century and were converted to Christianity in 1694.
- The Hohokam are the ancestors of the Pima and the namaches offer an account of how the cultural practices of everyday Pima life were established.
- The first Pima mythological narrative was recorded in 1694 and concerns the Hohokam.
- The recording of creation stories did not occur until the turn of the 20th century.
- Edward H. Wood, a full-blood Pima, wanted to preserve the ancient legends and tales of his people and worked with J.W. Lloyd to record the stories in English.
- The creation story involves Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai, who created the world out of perspiration, or greasy earth.
- Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai created the sun, moon, and stars, and made a man and a woman to populate the earth.
- Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai let the sky fall twice to start over with new people, and the third time created the earth as it is now.
- Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai sent Nooee to cut valleys with his wings to provide water for the people.
- The moon gave birth to the coyote on a mountain called Taks-my-et-tahn Toe-ahk.
- See-ur-huh, who is also known as Ee-ee-toy, came from the North and called Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai, Nooee, and Toe-halvs his younger brothers.
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Test your knowledge of the Pima people's creation stories with this quiz! Learn about the Pima's ancestors, the Hohokam, and how their cultural practices were established. Discover the fascinating story of Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai, who created the world out of perspiration, and the moon, who gave birth to the coyote. See if you can answer questions about the Pima's mythology and the important figures in their creation stories. Take this quiz to explore the
