Totem poles are often used to tell stories with the symbols carved beautifully representing ancestors, different figures and events. In retaliation they used their powers to cause a great flood that spread across the entire world. have a say in how things turned out. how to swim! . These carvings are made using a variety of items including shells, wood, bone, antlers and beaver teeth. And the Earth was re-created. their powers over the water would be diminished. And another. With no land to set her on they offer her the back of the turtle. When he got to the top of the tree, he pulled out his bow, played it and sang a song that made the waters stop. The version of the story from Kimmerer starts off with the Sky Woman falling from a hole in the sky, cradling something tightly in her hands. There have been and continues to be many important Native protest movements including the current protests against the Dakota and Keystone XL Pipeline projectswhich plan to disrupt important cultural sites. It was this feminine potential, personified as the spirit Geezhigo-Quae, to whom Kitchi Manitou ascended. That little bit of earth that the Muskrat had brought back became Turtle Island. Because of his accomplishment, Nanapush told the muskrat he was blessed and his kind would always thrive in the land. Together, they created the Earth just as Kishelamknk had dreamt it. Indian names,