New England, and its collective colonies, was very different from its counterparts in Virginia and the West Indies. From what I can gather from Taylor’s chapter about New England, these differences can be traced back to its founders’ and residents’ original motivations for immigrating. Virginia and the West Indies were generally split up into tracts […]
Author Archive | Brandon Fish
The Catholics and the White Buffalo
After last week’s discussion, specifically the question of cross-cultural influences on American Indian mythology, I found myself delving deeper into the story of the White Buffalo Woman (47). This story seemed to have too many parallels with Western concepts to be coincidental. For me, the part of the text that raised this question was […]
Blood Clot is my Homeboy
While reading through these Native American creation myths and legends, I found myself stunned by so many aspects and themes that recurred from story to story. Great value and status was repeatedly assigned to women, nature, and the animals with which we share the Earth. Although these themes alone can be shocking when interpreted by […]
