ExegesisMany Native Americans tell earth creation stories that explain how they came into being before Europeans entered North America. Creation myths vary among all cultures; however, they all have one thing in common; heaven and earth. One of the most popular creation myths was the Iroquois creation myth. The Iroquois or Haudenosaunee meaning “People of the Longhouse” (Iroquois Indian Museum, n.d.) are made up of six Indian nations that include the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora tribes. It was originally believed that before the creation of the earth there were two realms, the sky and the lower world, consisting of water and aquatic creatures. From the sky, a young woman called Sky Woman was married to the Sky Chief. He dreamed that his wife would become “pregnant by inhaling her husband's breath but this was unknown to him” (Quenzer, n.d.). The dream troubled the Sky Chief and he began to distrust his wife. A second dream occurred in which the Chief of Heaven had to uproot the Celestial Tree. He believed this dream to be a powerful message and proceeded to uproot the tree. The Sky Woman had no idea that the Chief would punish her for her perceived dishonesty. He forced her to come closer to the big hole and while she looked through the big hole, he pushed her through the hole. As he fell from the sky, he grabbed pieces of plants growing on the floor of the Celestial World and a handful of seeds from the branches of the Celestial Tree. As the Sky Woman descended from the sky, various animals tried to save her. , but they were unsuccessful. However, with the help of the aquatic animals, a giant sea turtle emerged from the seabed, and the animals placed the Sky Woman on the turtles in the center of the Six Nations sheet of paper. Retrieved from: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=libraryscienceDalesings. (2008). Turtle and Moon. Retrieved from: http://dalesings.blogspot.com/2008/08/turtle-and-moon.html Iroquois Indian Museum. (n.d.). Who are the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)? Retrieved from: http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/ve1.htmJii, J. (2011). Iroquois Indian Museum. Travels and diaries. Retrieved from: http://jayjiiadventures.blogspot.com/2011/02/iroquois-indian-museum.html Olan, K. (n.d.). History of creation. Museum of the Iroquois Indians. Retrieved from: http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/CREATION%20.htm Quenzer, M. (n.d.). History of creation. Retrieved from: http://www.marcinequenzer.com/creation.htm Yupanqui, T. (1998). Iroquois myths and legends: Woman who fell from the sky. Webwinds. Retrieved from: http://www.webwinds.com/yupanqui/iroquoisdreams3.htm.