Turtle Island Creation Story

What did Kitchi-Manitou decide to do after seeing that harmony and respect no longer prevailed on Earth?

• Create a flood

• Create a new land

• Purify the Earth

• Destroy the Anishinabe people

Who was the only one able to survive the flood?

• Nanaboozhoo

• The Loon

• The Turtle

• The Muskrat

Who volunteered to dive under the water to fetch a handful of Earth?

• The Loon

• The Helldiver

• The Mink

• The Muskrat

What happened to the animals who tried to reach the bottom of the water?

• They drowned

• They found the Earth

• They floated to the surface

• They gave up

What did the muskrat sacrifice in order to bring the Earth to the surface?

• His life

• His food

• His home

• His family

Where did Nanaboozhoo put the piece of Earth?

• On the Loon's back

• On the Helldiver's back

• On the Mink's back

• On the Turtle's back

What happened to the island on the turtle's back?

• It sank

• It disappeared

• It grew larger

• It became a mountain

What is the island formed from the piece of Earth known as today?

• South America

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

What animal is revered by the Ojibway for sacrificing its life to make life possible for the Earth's second people?

• The Loon

• The Helldiver

• The Mink

• The Muskrat

How do muskrats remember the great flood?

• By building their homes in the shape of the Earth

• By building their homes in the shape of the island

• By building their homes in the shape of the turtle

• By building their homes in the shape of the muskrat