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The thirteen moons on turtle's back

The thirteen moons on turtle's back

Book 2016

Mentions the native legend about the great turtle and how North America formed on the turtles' back after the great flood. Most of the content is about how some Native North Americans believed a turtle's shell was symbolic of the various periods of the year, and how these periods were calculated. The specific example is the Lakota, and readers informed of the various names for the years' months and why the months have their names.