Passing traditional customs of a community and offering of solutions to the contemporary problems facing it is achieved through storytelling. Every native setting comprises of their own kind of stories based on their geographical location and the environment they dwell in. All stories have a way that best explains the intended motive. Native American legends are among such stories and have been used so achieve certain functions.
The fact that these legends are told to a line of generations ensure that no member belonging to this community is left out from listening to them. This is an efficient way of bridging the generational gap. Through them, the traditions of communities are passed to each and every member who ensures that the culture is always kept alive.
Most of these legends are told in the native languages. This ensures that the children in the concerned setting are in a position to effectively learn their native languages at first hand since most of the narrators were the elderly in the communities. This is important since the modern education and cultures are known for their ability of eroding culture and embracing foreign languages.
Again, every community has a different explanation of natural occurrences such as weather changes and natural calamities. Legends tell of possible activities that are likely to result in such and also explain an immediate solutions of how to avoid them or what to do in case of their occurrences. This ensures that the community members are well behaved to avoid such happenings.
Through legends, the origin myths or believes of a community are made known to the members. Every native setting has a different version of how they came into being. Religion is also passed through them and they offer explanations of the same as well as define the supreme beings and how to relate with them.
Every member of a community is believed to have a role to play. In most cases, the roles and obligation are defined by the gender of the members. There are also people who have authority and rule the communities. Through stories, duties are clearly outlined on relations among the members defined. Also ways of coming up with leaders are explained.
Narrations of stories take different turns. It allows for the inclusion of music, songs and dances. This keeps the community entertained at the same time conveying a certain massage. It defined the occasions in which a song or dance should take place and who should take part in performing it.
Existence of superheroes is common in many community legends. They are believed to have different superpowers and are superior to the ordinary members. Such are explained to have done certain services that greatly helped the communities. They act as role models to the young generations who would like to take up their roles or emulate them when they grow. Boundaries for attaining such are set and the interested have to work hard to attain them.
The fact that these legends are told to a line of generations ensure that no member belonging to this community is left out from listening to them. This is an efficient way of bridging the generational gap. Through them, the traditions of communities are passed to each and every member who ensures that the culture is always kept alive.
Most of these legends are told in the native languages. This ensures that the children in the concerned setting are in a position to effectively learn their native languages at first hand since most of the narrators were the elderly in the communities. This is important since the modern education and cultures are known for their ability of eroding culture and embracing foreign languages.
Again, every community has a different explanation of natural occurrences such as weather changes and natural calamities. Legends tell of possible activities that are likely to result in such and also explain an immediate solutions of how to avoid them or what to do in case of their occurrences. This ensures that the community members are well behaved to avoid such happenings.
Through legends, the origin myths or believes of a community are made known to the members. Every native setting has a different version of how they came into being. Religion is also passed through them and they offer explanations of the same as well as define the supreme beings and how to relate with them.
Every member of a community is believed to have a role to play. In most cases, the roles and obligation are defined by the gender of the members. There are also people who have authority and rule the communities. Through stories, duties are clearly outlined on relations among the members defined. Also ways of coming up with leaders are explained.
Narrations of stories take different turns. It allows for the inclusion of music, songs and dances. This keeps the community entertained at the same time conveying a certain massage. It defined the occasions in which a song or dance should take place and who should take part in performing it.
Existence of superheroes is common in many community legends. They are believed to have different superpowers and are superior to the ordinary members. Such are explained to have done certain services that greatly helped the communities. They act as role models to the young generations who would like to take up their roles or emulate them when they grow. Boundaries for attaining such are set and the interested have to work hard to attain them.
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