The Legend Of Little Deer – Interesting Cherokee Tale Of How Disease And Medicine Began, And Why The Native Americans Respect All Life

Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - This Cherokee tale is interesting because it relates a philosophy of life which was practiced by many Native Americans.

They used every part of the animal they hunted if possible, and showed respect for the life they had to take to survive. This is not the case in most cultures! Why this difference? This legend may help us understand.

The Cherokee say that in the early days of the world all animals and plants could talk, and people respected them, only taking what they needed to survive. If animals and plants could talk to us, perhaps that would still be true! However, a change came about when the people invented the bow and arrow. Suddenly, they could hunt with much more ease and started killing indiscriminately, reveling in their newfound power.

The animals called a council to decide what to do about this terrible change in order.

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