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Don't Look Now
274 - Turtle Island
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Jeni McDonald and Will Hageman
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Season 1
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Episode 274
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This week we discuss Native American origin stories. Just about every culture has a story for how the world was created that tells you something about it's core values and beliefs. Many Native cultures in the Americas share a creation story involving the creation of the land on the back of a turtle. For this reason, North America is sometimes referred to as Turtle Island. Take a listen and learn a bit about the creation of the world.