Views+of+the+Earth+related+to+celestial+objects

Native Americans saw the stars in the west as the "Flea People". In this legend the God of the flea people jumped into the sky to look for the five wives when they became itchy and ran away. When this god's footprints cannot be seen (winter months), the flea people go into hiding (dormant). Therefore, the native americans knew they couldn't rely on those stars as guides in these months.