How does the storyteller us the creation story to help explain observable facts about the natural world as well as specific cherokee transitions and beliefs
The important form here is the form of myth. Storyteller tells stories that are myths about how everything came to be and why this specific tribe is connected to the land they live in and its landscape. Oral history is very important for the tribal storytelling. Creation story shows us how the nature shaped religious beliefs if the tribes and what future generations can learn from it.
