their uncle (Myth 97)

Family: the Seneca · Role: uncle · First appears: Myth 97 · Origin of the Yontoñwisas Dance

About noon, the older sister and the younger sister found their uncle cutting blocks to make spoons. He was glad to see them and, after they told him what the Sky People had commanded, called the people together and went with them to the long house.

Relationship record

Life events

• The sisters reached home and reunited with their uncle, who called the people together as instructed.(Myth 97 · Origin of the Yontoñwisas Dance)
  • With: the older sister (Myth 97) the younger sister (Myth 97)
  • “About noon they heard the sound of chopping, and when they went to the place they found it was their uncle cutting blocks to make spoons. He did not see them until they spoke, and at first could hardly believe that they were living women, because he knew that they had been taken by the Cherokee. He was very glad to see them, and as they walked on to the town they told him all they had been commanded to do by the Sky People. When they arrived at the town, he called all the people together, and they went to the long house.”

Myth 97 · Origin of the Yontoñwisas Dance

• younger kin: the older sister (Myth 97) “About noon they heard the sound of chopping, and when they went to the place they found it was their uncle cutting blocks to make spoons.”
• younger kin: the younger sister (Myth 97) “About noon they heard the sound of chopping, and when they went to the place they found it was their uncle cutting blocks to make spoons.”

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Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Cherokee. Made with Rho MD.