Turtle island

Our Grandmother (in Shawnee, Kohkoumthena) created the world. We sometimes call her Cloud. In the beginning, when there was nothing, she came down from above and made a turtle. Our Grandmother next…

Motelo Mama- Chilean myth: a giant turtle which holds a large chunk of forest on her back. When she moves the ground trembles. She can stay motionless for hundreds of years. She is thought to have existed and will exist forever. She is the mother of all turtles.

Description Inspired by the American Indian (mainly Iroquois) story of creation, of which there are a few slightly different versions. Short story from Wikipedia: According to Iroquois oral history, Sky Woman fell down to the earth when it was covered with water. Various animals tried to swim to the bottom of the ocean to bring back dirt to create land. Muskrat succeeded in gathering dirt, which was placed on the back of a turtle, which grew into the land known today as North America. In the…

The island itself could be a giant tortoise with the tree as the shell - just massive

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Turtle Island is another name for North America

'Turtle Island' legend represents North America. The Anishinaabe peoples see themselves as the original humans of North America.

Concept color of a self-propelled turtle island made for the animated series Pinocchio & Friends, produced by Rainbow Animation. . www.pinocchioandfriends.tv