For the Native Americans to break free of their nomadic ways they needed to cultivate a stable food source. With hunger and sickness nipping at their feet, brought on by the lifestyle they were living, they needed to do so quickly. The Native Americans were putting themselves in great risk if they were to continue living as nomads. For examples, they were putting themselves in grave danger of contracting diseases. When wondering from one place to another they were bound to encounter wild animals that could spread disease or inflict an infectious wound. Various tribes have diverse tales about the creation of Earth, which lead to their forming a lifestyle. .
In addition, different tales of the creation of the Earth are from the Modoc, Onondaga, Navajo, and Iroquois. For instance, it is the belief of the Onondaga that Earth was created by a woman falling from the sky with the help of a few animals. As Evidence, " Then the two Swans brought the Sky Woman down. She stepped onto the new Earth and opened her hand, letting the seeds fall onto the bare soil. From those seeds the trees and the grass sprang up. Life on Earth had begun" (P. 18). Another tales or the origin of Earth was from the Modoc. The Modoc tribe believed that humans originated from the Sky Spirit's daughter and grizzlies bear having a family and the Sky Spirit being greatly displeased by their actions. The Sky Spirit was so livid about the situations that he punished all grizzlies for their wrong doings. For example, " Get down on your hands and knees. You have wronged me, and from this moment all of you will walk on four feet and never talk again" (p. 21). It was the belief of the Navajo that humans were first put on Earth by having a ritual were the approaching God's would reveal a woman and man from ears of corn. For instance, " The white ear of corn had been changed into a man, the yellow ear into a woman. It was the wind that gave them life.
