Answer:
The Iroquois creation story of "The World On Turtle's Back" fulfills the aspects of what creation stories are about in that it serves the purpose of teaching about the creation, how people are to live in a certain way, and how they are to do so. It also gave the 'background detail' about why things happen the way they do and how it can be a reminder of what the people are and their identity.
Explanation:
Creation stories, be it traditional Indian stories or even biblical ones, all have the common theme of projecting the divine, God, as one who presides over and makes the 'rules' of how a man should live his life. These stories all act as reminders of the life intended and 'purpose' of their lives.
"The World On Turtle's Back" is about the Iroquois creation story where the world began with nothing. It begins and takes us through how the world was created, with the turtle's back acting as the safe haven for the woman. And the emergence of the man, the arrows and how the twins were born and how this led to the traditional ritual of "honoring" the two twins are all aspects of what has led to the present-day belief of the Iroquois people. Moreover, the statement that "the people have rituals which honor the right-handed twin (in the daytime) and dance and sing for the left-handed twin (in the nighttime)" shows how these creation stories help "remind people of who they are and how they are supposed to live." It also acts as a reminder of their purpose in living where they are, why they are, why a particular place may mean, and how they should continue to live so.
