Cherokee

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Day after day, a dog stood at the river bank and howled piteously. Rebuked by his master, the dog said a flood was coming, and he must build and provision a boat. Furthermore, the dog said, he must throw him, the dog, into the water. For a sign that he spoke the truth, the dog showed the back of his neck, which was raw and bare with flesh and bone showing. The man followed directions, and he and his family survived; from them, the present population is descended.

Frazer, 1919, 294-295.

In a great flood, everyone died except for a few families who survived in a large canoe, landing on the top of Itseyi, also known as Mt. Enotah or Brasstown Bald. The Great Spirit cleared the trees from the top so that the people could plant crops and live until the water subsided.

Georgia Historical Commission, Brasstown Bald State Historical Marker, Located on Ga. 17 /Ga. 75 at the intersection of Ga. 180, 1956; via Carl Vinson Institute of Government, GerogiaInfo, http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/brasstownbaldhistmarker2.htm, accessed 5/3/2008.