The Mi'kmaq Creation Story (Seven Levels of Creation)
The Mi'kmaq creation story unfolds across seven sacred levels. First there was the Great Spirit Kji Niskam, who existed before all things. From the first spark of creation came Grandfather Sun and Grandmother Moon. The third level is Mother Earth, who bears the spirits of the ancestors. On the fourth level, the first man Glooscap was created when lightning struck the earth three times — the first strike gave him form, the second gave him seven sacred parts to his head, and the third freed him to walk. Glooscap lay on the earth for 365 nights with his head to the rising sun. On the fifth level,