Read the excerpt from 'The North American Indian Apache
Mythology-Creation Myth."
The Sun at once sent for The Fly to come and erect a
kaché, or sweat-house. It took but a short time to put up
the framework, which The Girl covered closely with four
heavy clouds: a black cloud on the east, a blue one on the
south, a yellow one on the west, and a white one on the
north. Out in front of the doorway, at the east, she spread a soft red cloud for a foot-blanket after the sweat.
Which aspects of Apache culture does this excerpt show?
Check all that apply.
four colors that have significance
the agricultural way of life
the ritual use of a sweat house
the importance of the four directions
foods that are especially valued
a blanket that is part of a sweat house ritual
