Religion and Tradition
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- Religion and Tradition
- Religion was closely linked to nature
- The Native Americans believed that humans are part of nature
- Believed in spirits/ spiritual people
- Visions
- Circles and animal spirits were important
- saw all things as been connected
- For this reason circles were spiritually important to them
- Believed all things had spirits
- Performed ritual dances
- They believed even non living things like rocks and mountains had spirits.
- saw all things as been connected
- Medicine Man
- used to describe member of Native American tribes who were important for their connection to the power of the spirits
- Medicine men had strength, courage and understanding of both the visible and invisible world
- 'Making medicine' meant to appeal to spirits via prayer,ritual or ceremony
- Oral history
- Didn't have handwriting
- passed on by telling stories
- Religion was closely linked to nature
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