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This creation story is a bit confusing, it seems like it was translated exactly word for word which makes it a bit hard to follow. I think it would have been better if the author had expanded on the story a little more to give some context to the story and the characters. The first war is a bit confusing also at the beginning, but the story settles in and it becomes more of an easy story to follow. Though the story still seems dry and should be spiced up with some details. It is just too straight forward. These stories seem to be focused on the same character, Naiyenesgani.Naiyenesgani is almost a mesiah figure. He even leaves and promises a return, this is very similar to the story of Jesus returning one day. These stories don’t seem to have the same type of depth and richness as the Cherokee stories that I have read. They do begin to change once Naiyenesgani leaves his people and then the influence of western culture is somewhat seen in the stories, but these stories still come across as very dry. This is too bad because these stories really have a great potential for expansion.
Bibliography
Jicarilla Apache of New Mexico, collected and translated by P. E. Goddard
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Created: March 30, 2012
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