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2 unusual facts about Ohlone mythology


Ohlone mythology

One Ohlone creation myth begins with the demise of a previous world: When it was destroyed, the world was covered entirely in water, apart from a single peak, Pico Blanco (north of Big Sur) in the Rumsien version (or Mount Diablo in the northern Ohlone's version) on which Coyote, Hummingbird, and Eagle stood.

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The Bay Miwok people also believed that the world started with water surrounding the tallest mountain in the region Mount Diablo.



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