In the Winnebago Indians myth the Earthmaker creates man but he must give him a number of things before he will speak to him. The Earthmaker gives man a mind, tongue, and soul, but he is still intelligible, so Earthmaker breathes in mans mouth and asks it a question and he answered. The myth of their creator does not explain the creators origin which simplifies the myth.

The Yauelmani Yokuts believed that the world began as water. A piece of wood grew out of the water to the sky. The tree contained a nest with the Eagle, chief of them, and the wolf, Coyote, panther, prairie falcon, hawk, and condor. Eagle told a small duck to go down and get dirt, but he died half way there. He told another duck to try but just as he reached the bottom, he also died. Eagle and the six others noticed dirt in ducks finger nails. They took the dirt and mixed it with ground telis and pele seeds, and the earth grew over night. Eagle had wolf shout and the earth sank. They once again mixed ground telis and pele seeds, and over night the earth grew again. Wolf shouted three times and the earth was shaken by an earthquake, but it still stood. Coyote shouted also and it shook a little. Now they could come out of the tree on the ground. The chief, the Eagle, was already present when the world of the Yauelmani Yokuts was created.

They tried the sun and moon, without success, and tried earth, but still no dry land. Suddenly a great rock uprose from the water and burst into flames. The water floated into the air in clouds. Dry land appeared and the grasses and trees grew. The spirits became flesh and blood and expressed their joy and gratitude to Wakonda, maker of all things. Their belief was that Wakonda always existed and therefore didn't require explanation.

The myths of creation for these tribes varies in detail but are very similar through out. Regarding the explanation of origin. Most believed the world began in darkness, and water. They all believed, the supreme being existed at creation. This simplifies the ex

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