Cherokee Indian Creation Legends

Cherokee Indian Creation Legends
   The main deities of the Cherokee Indians of North America were Asgaya-Gigagei, Oonawieh Unggi, and Tsul ’Kalu. They had also a Deluge legend which included a ship of refuge in which the ancestors of the race escaped from the great waters.

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