The Maori and Haida myths are similar and different in many ways. The similarity between them is what their main purpose is, explaining the beginnings of mankind. Both myths try to explain how mankind, nature, and earth all began. However, the differences in these two myths are the themes that drive the story. The Maori tells their myth with courage as its main theme, due to this being one of their values. The Haida's myth does not base their story around the theme of courage, but on pleasure and satisfaction.
