American Indian Myths and Legends by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz was an interesting text to read because I was able to learn more about Native American myths and I was also able to read new myths I’ve never heard about before. At one point the author states how legends vary according to a people's way of life (Ortiz, pg.4) which is very much true. Everyday we all change stories because we want the people we are telling them to, to feel connected to it or feel like they can learn from the story. Another point that I found interesting but quite weird is when the author begins talking about how white people have changed the Indian history and culture so much that it has been nearly all erased (Ortiz, pg.3). This took me back to my history class in High School when the English forced all Native Americans into Christianity, making them get rid of their culture, language and their homes and taught them how to be English people.
The fact that many myths and legends created by the Indian Americans, help give people some reasons to why and how certain things came to be. Like mountains, animals and many things of nature.
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