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Native American Indian Ceremonies

Native American Ceremonies Ceremony plays a vital, essential role in Native American religions. Whereas western religions typically consider ceremony the servant of theology, Native American

Beliefs of the Native Americans

Gods, Goddesses, Religions & Beliefs of the Native Americans Native Beliefs share some common tendencies. Religion tends to be closely related to the natural world. The

NATIVE POEM: The Last Warrior

~ The Last Warrior ~ High on bleak, stony rag, Unmoving, he sits astride His ragged coated pony. Only telltale frozen breaths, Separate them from The

NATIVE STORIES: Blackfoot, The Origins of the Buffalo Dance

——————————————————————————– Traditional Blackfoot story of How the Buffalo Dance was given to the people. ——————————————————————————– When the buffalo first came to be upon the land,

NATIVE STORIES: Windigo

Windigo Ojibwa First Nation retold by S. E. Schlosser The storm lasted so long that they thought they would starve. Finally, when the wind and

Coyote and Wishpoosh

Coyote and Wishpoosh (Chinook) retold by S. E. Schlosser Now Wishpoosh the monster beaver lived in the beautiful Lake Cle-el-lum which was full of fish.

Coyote and the Columbia

Coyote and the Columbia (Sahaptin/Salishan Tribes) retold by S. E. Schlosser One day, Coyote was walking along. The sun was shining brightly, and Coyote felt

QUESTION: Who is this Indian?

click photo Who is this Native American Man wearing the 1871 Grant Peace Medal? There are actualy three photos with three different Indians who are

Minneapolis History is really Sioux history Mendota Mdewakanton

Minneapolis History is really Sioux history.

Minneapolis history before the middle of the 19th Century is really the history of the Dakota (Sioux) American Indians.

It is believed that the Dakota people lived and flourished in the area to be known as Minneapolis before Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Du Luth (known as Duluth), and Father Louis Hennepin visited the area in the 1680s. The Dakota bands were well established in the culture of hunting and gathering and were skilled in horsemanship. The other dominant Indian Nation in the area was the Ojibwe. Intertribal fighting between the Ojibwe and the Dakota had a long history. By 1800, many Dakota Mdewakanton had settled along the lower Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers below the sacred site of the Falls of St. Anthony.

QUOTES: Chief Crazy Horse

A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky.

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