Creation myth

USA - Native American, Joy Harjo - author, playwright, poet, songwriter, musician and singer - performs her version of a Native American creation tale. Her show, “Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light’’ with Grammy-Award Winning Producer and Collaborator, Guitarist Larry Mitchell, is also running at the Autry National Center's Museum of the American West in Los Angeles through the 29th.

Portraying a character named Redbird Monawhee, Harjo takes the audience on a healing journey and recounts the story of Rabbit, creator of a clay man whose insatiable hunger for women and excessive riches throws the universe out of balance - a metaphor of how we became separated from the beauty of the world.

With both humor and sadness, struggle and self-discovery, Harjo reminds her audience of the importance of old stories and the valuable lessons they reveal.

Joy Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and writes a column for the tribal newspaper.