Native American Spirituality

The Hupa roasted meat on sticks over an open fire, or buried it in the coals until it was cooked. They boiled food in watertight baskets by dropping in hot coals. Meat and fish were preserved by smoking. Acorns were ground into flour, and then boiled into a mush.

The environment and what could grow our survive their would have been a factor. Some natives lived in settlements and others were more migratory in respect to game animals.

The Sun Dance is a traditional Native American ceremony that involves prayer, fasting, and dancing to honor the sun and seek spiritual renewal and healing. It is a significant and sacred ritual that is celebrated by various indigenous tribes to reconnect with their cultural heritage and express their gratitude to the natural world.

Pipestone, also known as catlinite, is a type of soft, reddish-brown claystone that is typically used by Native American tribes to carve ceremonial pipes. These pipes hold cultural and spiritual significance, often used in rituals and ceremonies. The softness of pipestone allows for intricate carving and shaping of the pipe designs.

Some rituals that can be used for healing include energy cleansing, such as burning sage or using crystals, visualization techniques to focus on the healing of the individual, and meditation for promoting relaxation and well-being. Additionally, practices like Reiki or other energy healing modalities can also be effective in promoting healing.

In Native American mythology, the coyote is often portrayed as a trickster figure who steals fire from the gods or other animals to give to humans. This story varies among different tribes, but in many versions, the coyote uses cunning and deception to take fire and deliver it to humanity, bringing warmth and light to the world. The story of how the coyote stole fire serves as a reminder of the importance of resourcefulness and innovation in overcoming obstacles.

The white feather Seven Directions Meditation movement is a meditative dance designed to bring the sacredness and wholeness of all life together. It is to bring harmony down to the seventh generation.

The Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), is also known as the "spirit bear", and includes several species of the American Black Bear living in the central coast of British Columbia. Spirit Bears are noted for about one-tenth of their population having all white or cream-colored coats. This color is due to a unique recessive trait in their gene pool, and they are not albinos, nor related to polar bears or the "blond" brown bears of Alaska. Because of their ghost-like appearance, "spirit bears" hold a prominent place in the American Indian mythology of the area.

A bird of prey that breeds throughout North America from Western Alaska and Northern Canada to Panama and the West Indies. They can weigh between 1.5 to 3.5 pounds measure 18-26 inches in length and a wingspan of 43-57 inches.

spiritual meaning of dragonflies?

Yup! Dragonfly - Good events at/in home, good news.

A shaman is a person(specifically a religious leader/figure/mystic/etc) who can travel/communicate between this world and their equivalent of the spirit world. A pagan shaman would be a shaman who belongs to one of the religions under the "pagan" umbrella.

For Hindus, the holy book is the Bhagavad Gita, a 700-verse scripture that is part of the Indian epic Mahabharata. For Sikhs, the holy book is the Guru Granth Sahib, which is considered the eternal Guru. For Buddhists, while they do not have a single holy book, the teachings of Buddha can be found in texts such as the Tripitaka.

Red Willow, the pipe was often made out of Calumet

A lot of them had various beliefs in things like the Great Spirit and spirits inside of everything, living or non living.

Native American Indian beliefs vary as much as an Irishman's to an Italian's, or an Englishman to a Russian. Native Americans are affiliated with many, many different tribes with histories and cultures that differ accordingly. Some general beliefs are that this is the Creator's world for us to honor, cherish and respect. This includes our earth mother, the four legged creatures , the sacred directions, the plants etc that He gives to us as his children.
The native Americans believe in their religion and their culture.

Dream catchers catch the bad dreams floating around at night and the bad dreams die at the break of day and fade away because dreams are a thing of the night and cannot live through the light of day. The good dreams however are sent to the feathers that then send the good dreams to you.

According to Cayuga tradition, a supreme creator, Orenda, was recognized in the festivals held for harvest, maple sap, strawberries, and corn. An eight-day event in midwinter was held to forgive past wrongs.

In the early nineteenth century the teachings of Handsome Lake became popular among Cayuga. Handsome Lake was a Seneca who taught about Jesus and also blended the traditional celebrations with Christian-style confessions of sin and urged Native Americans to stay away from alcohol. His teachings eventually were incorporated into the Longhouse religion, which continues to have followers today.

Only after the last tree has been cut down

Only after the last fish has been caught

Only after the last river has been poisoned

Onlyafter the air has been polluted

Only then will you find money cannot be eaten

The Clatsop, or Chinook, Indians were and are a group of Chinooken peoples living on the South side of the Columbia River.

Traditional religion is complicated to explain as nothing was really "worshiped". Instead there were many customs to follow and taboos to avoid.

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Almost all tribes in the Americas had dieties that represented the sun among other dieties. Some of the Plains tribes still do the Sun Dance. I can think of no tribe that "worshiped" in the English use of the word, the sun.

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· Religions are too complicated and culturally sensitive to describe appropriately in only a few simple sentences, and we strongly want to avoid misleading anybody. You can visit this site to learn more about Miami mythology or this site about Indian belief in general.