Top 8 Native American Myths That Turned Out to Be TRUE
VOICE OVER: Peter DeGiglio
WRITTEN BY: Francis Ofiaeli
Not all ancient stories are just myths... Join us as we count down our picks for the most fascinating Native American oral traditions that were later confirmed by science, archaeology, and geology! Our countdown includes the Klamath Tales & Mount Mazama Eruption, Giant Beaver Stories, Mammoth & Mastodon Encounters, Giant Ground Sloths, The Great Flood, Cahokia's Advanced Civilization, The Waning of the Sun Myth, and Pacific Northwest Megathrust Earthquakes! From the Klamath people's eerily accurate account of Mount Mazama's collapse forming Crater Lake, to Klallam flood stories confirmed by archaeological excavations, these legends prove that indigenous oral traditions preserved real historical truths for thousands of years. Which of these legends surprised you most? Let us know in the comments below!
- #8: Pacific Northwest Megathrust Earthquakes
- #7: The Waning of the Sun Myth
- #6: Cahokia's Advanced Civilization
- #5: The Great Flood
- #4: Giant Ground Sloths
- #3: Mammoth & Mastodon Encounters
- #2: Giant Beaver Stories
- #1: The Klamath Tales & Mount Mazama Eruption
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