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Most if not all native Americans were spiritualist. They observed a central or great spirit and also recognized minor spirits. Most observed the earth as a spiritual mother and also animals have a spirt of life, of sorts, which that do actually.
James Adair lived among the Cherokee in the late 1700's, and he says that they worshiped a being called "Loak Ishto Hollo Aba". According to him, Loak translates into holy, exalted, sacred, etc. Ishto Hollo translates into fire, and Aba means father, (it doesn't mean father in reference to anything else.) He was said to live above the clouds, therefore being the Great, Holy Father who lives in the Heavens.
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DevinIn the times of known history, there were at least two factions of Cherokee religious belief. One centered on worship of the sun and moon, etc. Another believed in a trinity godhead, whose names meant "Head of all power", "the place where friends are made", and "unity" respectively.Cherokee people are encouraged to live clean, moral lives, and have regular purification ceremonies (going to water, cedar smoke, and the asi or sweat house). Ceremonies center around the Sacred Fire and prayer. Some consider the stomp dance to be a religious activity, while to others it is social only. There is also a good deal of witchcraft among some Cherokee, and many still seek the services of a healer or 'medicine man' to help our lives.
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