Adjacent Iroquois tribes, like the native Mohawks, shared a very similar creation myth (Redish and Orrin, "Native American Legends"). The cultures of both tribes influenced each other, and as a result, the myths became closely related. The Huron creation myth is heavily based on the culture of the time. The myth mentions beans, corn, and pumpkins planted on the turtle. Huron culture often depended on beans, corn, and squash for survival (Redish and Orrin, "Wyandot Indian Fact Sheet"). These were the essential plants on which culture depended. The Huron tribe was grateful for these life-giving plants and demonstrated this in their myth by stating that they came from a deity