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The iroquois perform rituals to honor the twins in "the world on turtle's back," illustrating the iroquoian belief that

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The Iroquois perform rituals to honor the twins in "The World on Turtle's Back," illustrating the Iroquoian belief that the twins are gods and it is important to show them devotion.

To add, the Iroquois were known during the colonial years to the French as the "Iroquois League," and later as the "Iroquois Confederacy," and to the English as the "Five Nations" (before 1722), and later as the "Six Nations," comprising the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora peoples.

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The Twins are god and its important to show them devotion.

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The world on the Turtle’s back is an Iroquois created story which is filled with conflict and compelling characters, Iroquois were historically known to be as the powerful northeast confederacy which used to live in North America. People from this tribe were known as Iroquois league during the period of french Colonial years. “The world on the Turtle’s back” was passed by one generation to the other by Iroquois tribe and it was during the period of the 1800s when David Cusick, who was an Iroquois author recorded a version of this story and got that printed and today around 25 written versions of this story are available in different languages.

The above-given question of the story asks about the moment when Iroquois was performing the ritual to honor his twins because he thinks that his twins are god and he wants to honor them.

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Grade: High School

Chapter: World on the Turtle’s Back

Subject: English

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World on the Turtle’s back, Iroquois, twins, languages, recorded, league, French Colonial, written versions, ritual, honor.

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