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Tales of resilience, cleverness, and freedom born from African oral traditions and adapted in America.
Parchment-style artwork of Nanabozho and animals during the Great Flood, Ojibwe Native American folktale.

The Great Flood and the Creation of the Earth: An American (Ojibwe) Folktale that Teaches Lesson on Humility and Renewal

When the world was young, the skies stretched endlessly over shimmering waters. The land had vanished beneath a vast flood that swallowed mountains, forests, and plains. The only living beings left adrift upon the endless waves were Nanabozho, the Great Hare and powerful culture hero of the Ojibwe people, and a few loyal animal companions, Otter, Beaver, Loon, and Muskrat.

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