Pueblo Indian Perspective

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suffice, making the girl angry. This girl stormed out of the house and down the old trail towards a lake with the mindset to drown herself. The girl ended up taking her own life but is said to have transformed into a butterfly making her a free soul. In the Pueblo perspective, the trail down to the lake isn’t there anymore but used to be accessible before. Even though it doesn’t remain it is known by all Pueblo people and is considered to be a map. The references made to Yashtoah are considered recipes themselves. Maps and recipes in the Pueblo culture are their own stories.

In order to be a part of the Pueblo Indian culture all stories should be embraced and told by future generations. It is believed that if you remember the stories told to you that everything will be all right. Anthropologists assume that old Pueblo traditions were dying out and that younger generations would be oblivious. Unlike expected, almost all the younger Pueblo people knew the stories about their culture. The stories have been told in both english and in Laguna, the Pueblo language.

The story really stood out and spoke to the audience because you could relate to the stories told. The main concept was clear and was easy to follow, keeping the reader focused and engaged in the text. The Yashtowa story reminded me of my family because when i was younger my grandma passed away and now we tell ourselves that she visits us in the form of a butterfly to check in on us and tell us that everything is and will be ok.