Native American Sun, Moon & Star Myths

Celestial stories explaining the heavens, light, and constellations.

Parchment-style artwork of the Morning Star boy falling from the sky, Pawnee Native American folktale.

The Boy Who Became the Morning Star: Pawnee Folktale

by Ayomide Adekilekun

October 20, 2025

American Myths·Native American Sun, Moon & Star Myths

In the heart of the Pawnee lands, where the endless plains met the morning horizon, the people often gazed upward at dawn, admiring the brilliance of the Morning Star. To them, it was not merely a celestial body but a living being, a spirit of light that bridged the heavens and the earth. Among these Earth People lived a beautiful

Parchment-style artwork of Raven releasing the Sun and Moon into the sky, Haida folktale scene.

American Myths·Native American Sun, Moon & Star Myths

The Theft of the Sun and the Moon

In the time before time, when the earth was still covered in endless night, the people of the Pacific Northwest lived in perpetual darkness. The forests stood silent, and the rivers whispered under the shroud of shadow. No Sun, no Moon, no Stars brightened the world, for the Great Chief,