1.) Briefly summarize the Hopi creation story. Who created the world and what was the world like before creation? How did men and women come to be? What stages and journeys were required to reach the current place in which people live? Describe how people came to be divided and into different groups. Finally, how do the Hopi pay tribute to this story today? After reading the story, what insights does it reveal about Hopi culture to you?

2.) From this selection of stories, how would you characterize American Indian conceptions of death? What happens to the dead? What is life like for the dead? How do the dead and other ghosts interact with the living? What does these stories reveal to you about Native American spirituality?

3.) Based on these stories, how would you characterize American Indian conceptions of animals? How do they describe animals? What role do animals play in these stories? What is the relationship between animals and humans? How do animals contribute to human life? Why do you think that Indians portrayed animals in this manner? What does this suggest about their relationship to animals?

4.) From these stories, how would you describe the Native American view of magic? What is the word often used to describe magic and those who practice magic? What role does magic play in the stories? Does magic have both good and bad uses? What types of things can magic create? Do you believe that magic played a role in how they perceived the world?