David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations: Comprising First—A Tale of the Foundation of the Great Island, (Now North America), The Two Infants Born, and the Creation of the Universe. Second—A Real Account of the Early Settlers of north America, and Their Dissensions. Third—Origin of the Kingdom of the Five Nations, Which Was Called a Long House: the Wars, Fierce Animals, &c. — John Shaqi
David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations: Comprising First—A Tale of the Foundation of the Great Island, (Now North America), The Two Infants Born, and the Creation of the Universe. Second—A Real Account of the Early Settlers of north America, and Their Dissensions. Third—Origin of the Kingdom of the Five Nations, Which Was Called a Long House: the Wars, Fierce Animals, &c.Cusick, David
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David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations: Comprising First—A Tale of the Foundation of the Great Island, (Now North America), The Two Infants Born, and the Creation of the Universe. Second—A Real Account of the Early Settlers of north America, and Their Dissensions. Third—Origin of the Kingdom of the Five Nations, Which Was Called a Long House: the Wars, Fierce Animals, &c.
took the parent’s head, (the deceased) of which he created an orb, and
established it in the centre of the firmament, and it became of a very
superior nature to bestow light to the new world, (now the sun) and
again he took the remnant of the body and formed another orb, which was
inferior to the light (now moon.) In the orb a cloud of legs appeared
to prove it was the body of the good mind, (parent.) The former was to
give light to the day and the latter to the night; and he also created
numerous spots of light, (now stars:) these were to regulate the days,
nights, seasons, years, &c. Whenever the light extended to the dark world
the monsters were displeased and immediately concealed themselves in the
deep places, lest they should be discovered by some human beings. The
good mind continued the works of creation, and he formed numerous creeks
and rivers on the Great Island, and then created numerous species of
animals of the smallest and greatest, to inhabit the forests, and fishes
of all kinds to inhabit the waters. When he had made the universe he
was in doubt respecting some being to possess the Great Island; and he
formed two images of the dust of the ground in his own likeness, male
and female, and by his breathing into their nostrils he gave them the
living souls, and named them EA-GWE-HOWE, i. e. a real people; and he
gave the Great Island all the animals of game for their maintenance; and
he appointed thunder to water the earth by frequent rains, agreeable
to the nature of the system; after this the Island became fruitful and
vegetation afforded the animals subsistence. The bad mind, while his
brother was making the universe, went throughout the Island and made
numerous high mountains and falls of water, and great steeps, and also
creates various reptiles which would be injurious to mankind; but the
good mind restored the Island to its former condition. The bad mind
proceeded further in his motives and he made two images of clay in the
form of mankind; but while he was giving them existence they became apes;
and when he had not the power to create mankind he was envious against
his brother; and again he made two of clay. The good mind discovered his
brother’s contrivances, and aided in giving them living souls,[1] (it is
said these had the most knowledge of good and evil.) The good mind now
accomplishes the works of creation, notwithstanding the imaginations of
the bad mind were continually evil; and he attempted to enclose all the
animals of game in the earth, so as to deprive them from mankind; but the
good mind released them from confinement, (the animals were dispersed,
and traces of them were made on the rocks near the cave where it was
closed.) The good mind experiences that his brother was at variance
with the works of creation, and feels not disposed to favor any of his
proceedings, but gives admonitions of his future state. Afterwards the
good mind requested his brother to accompany him, as he was proposed
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