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I always thought of this when forced to do a group project in school.

I always thought of this when forced to do a group project in school. | "You can't fly with the eagles if you're working with a bunch of turkeys." | - a Cherokee saying | image tagged in funny,demotivationals,worthless,co-workers,birds,words of wisdom | made w/ Imgflip demotivational maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Our legend was appropriated in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Our legend was appropriated in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. | We Cherokee have a legend about a race between a terrapin & a rabbit. The rabbit was faster and more athletic than most animals which would be good, except for the fact that he was quite arrogant about it; always bragging about how much better he was than everyone else. The terrapin got tired of his bragging and decided that something had to be done: so he challenged the rabbit to a race across 4 hills. The rabbit thought he must be joking. "You can't outrun anybody, much less me!"; "You shouldn't be so quick to judge others" replied the terrapin. Soon the rabbit agreed & a date was set. Then the terrapin went to his friends & told them that if they work together they could bring the rabbit down a peg. After hearing his plan they all agreed. Rabbit had already told terrapin that since he was so slow he could begin at the top of the first hill, "but I'll still win easily." Rabbit got to the bottom of the first hill & looked until he could see terrapin moving around at the top, then he began. When he reached the top of the hill he couldn't see where terrapin was in the tall grass, but was sure he couldn't have gotten that far. He continued on confident that he would soon be in the lead. At one point he passed through a clearing where he could see the top of the next Hill and was shocked to see terrapin already there! He picked up the pace; at the next summit he again lost terrapin in the grass. Eventually he could see the top of the third hill, but terrapin was already there. Rabbit put everything into his running - determined to finally catch up to terrapin. After going down & up the final hill he saw terrapin waiting for him at the finish line. Exhausted from pushing himself too hard rabbit fell in the grass whimpering & never even reached the top. This was the end of rabbit's bragging; he never realized that terrapin had stationed one of his friends at the top of each hill & the real terrapin was waiting at the last one all along. | image tagged in tortoise hare,hare and tortoise,aftermath of the tortoise and the hare,smart animals,cheat,life hack | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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by AlaskaNativeManitou
73 views, 1 upvote

Our sacred relationship with nature.

Our sacred relationship with nature. | I have no fear of snakes because I am a Cherokee. We made a treaty with the snakes long ago: if we do not harm them they do not harm us. Still, there have been some Cherokees who did not honor the treaty, hurt snakes & were punished for it. The snakes have two different ways of doing so. They can make it quick and kill you with their venom, or make it slow and drive you insane. I believe that this happened to my father. He loved guns & shooting animals. He must have killed a snake at some point because by the time I grew up he was living in fear of them. Anytime he saw one he would freak out, no matter how small it was. Sometimes he was triggered when he saw something resembling a snake, such as a garden hose or rope. | image tagged in snake gaming,native americans,reptile,mental illness | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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I enjoy cooking all of them.

I enjoy cooking all of them. | We call Selu the Goddess of corn, but She also oversees beans & squash. 🌽, 🫘 & 🎃 are called "the 3 sisters" because they help each other when planted together. | image tagged in native american,religion of peace,gardening,pumpkin facts,vegetables,harvest | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Stars are creatures similar to warm-blooded animals.

Stars are creatures similar to warm-blooded animals. | When Cherokees first saw peacock feathers, we thought that they were star feathers. | image tagged in peacock/angel,cosmic,night sky,beautiful nature | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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A Cherokee fable.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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