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How the World Was Made is a Cherokee cosmogonic story. The reason many Cherokee stories are myths is because all of there stories are told from generation to generation. Every generation tends to change the story up a little bit, which is why today we dont know if the story are a 100% true. Different generations have different styles and other concepts added or changed to the story. The Version told by James Mooney talks about the Cherokee background and then proceeds on to the Cosmogenic story. He mentions how the Cherokee were the largest tribe in the south east and the march on the Indian trail. Mooney published the story in the year of 1900.

Summary
The setting of story is on a rock in the middle of the ocean. The Indians were scared of the world getting worn out and sinking down into the ocean. The Animals who lived in Galun'latim were in need of more land because it was getting to populated. They became interested in the water below them, so Dayuni'si  " beavers grandchild offered to go and explore it. He looked over all the surfaces in every direction but couldn't find a place to rest at. He eventually came up with some soft mud which spread and eventually became earth as we know it. The animals were anxious to get to earth so they sent Great Buzzard to see if the earth was soft and dry to be livable. He became tired and while flying his wings would hit the ground causing mountains to form. The mountains really worried the animals and they called theGreta Buzzard back to make sure it wouldn't be just mountains. Upon the animals arrival it was dark, so they moved the sun and set it to go east to west, and after some problems they would move it a little higher until they were satisfied. The animals and plants were told to stay awake for the first 7 days and day by day some fell asleep and only the owl and panther were awake, so they were giving the power to seek prey at night while others were asleep. The first man came after animals. It was only a brother and sister, until he struck her with a fish and said to multiply, every seven days a child was born to her.