Above, a giant frog is eating the sun. What tribe believes this is what's happening? Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
My "honorary sister" sent me a link to a website on how different American Indian tribes react to a solar eclipse. She sent it to me while I was up in Oregon without Internet access.
I finally began reading it and found it fascinating.
The National Museum of the American Indian begins with:
The National Museum of American Indian has received numerous inquiries concerning the upcoming eclipse. Part of the museum’s mission is to provide a forum for Native people’s voices, so we went to the Internet to ask, “Does your tribe have any beliefs or protocols concerning the eclipse?”
To read what they are, go here.
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