However, nature could be quite frightening, and they had frequent ceremonies thanking various spirits that helped them with harvests, as well as rituals used for warding away ghosts or evil spirits. ... Ceremonies were large and elaborate in order to impress the gods and with the hope of more good harvests to come. ... "Native American religions barely recognize the distinction between myth and ritual Indians were eager to embrace ceremonies or portions of ceremonies that provided power to conquer the difficulties of life. ...

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Natives have a lot of ceremonies that they use throughout time. ... When you take these ceremonies from them you aren't just taking a routine from them, you are taking a part of their very being. When a Native American does one of these ceremonies to take something from the earth, we don`t do it just to do it, we do it because we see that the earth is our only home. ...

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Ancestral objects and articles are not "art," but are embodied by the breath of life from the person who utilized the object or article in the performance of a dance or ceremony. ... Each Indigenous Native must decide what information about their history, ceremonies, and cultural sites and properties should be shared for their protection. ... However, the battle will continue here and abroad as the French court indicated, AIRFA was written with "no provisions banning the sale outside the United States of objects used in religious ceremonies and susceptible to be applicable in France" and inte...

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While life had completely changed for them, Native Americans still tried to keep their culture alive in the missions by continuing their traditional healing and funeral ceremonies. ... Many of these beliefs and activities such as these have been brought into American society by Native Americans through different programs and ceremonies, such as the Traditional Native American Farmers' Association who still use traditional agricultural methods in hope to revive and spread those ways ("Traditional Farmers' Association"). ...

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These tribes differed in many ways, such as in their cultural and societal traits, clothing and appearance, religious ceremonies, and the roles of each member of the tribe. ... In the Sioux there wasn't a true wedding ceremony. ...

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Section One In 1492 when Columbus discovered what he thought was a New World; he had found many new items. The items he came across in the search for new land were different kinds of metals, minerals, and agriculture, but this is what was expected, and what was one of the major things he was looking for. These major things soon turned to a minor detail once a new form of living human beings were found, and a new form of life was discovered. These new forms of human beings were soon named the Indians. People (Indians) didn't exist in America till about 35,000 to 25,000 years ago. ...

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In the early Colonial period, colonists and explorers alike came into contact with Indians and had to deal with them one way or another. Depending upon the circumstances, the relations between the whites and Indians varied from good, to bad, to even worse. In the writings of Christopher Columbus, ...

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Native Americans have accepted the task to stay tied to their culture, to practice sacred ceremonies, to protect sacred and tribal lands, and to speak in a unified voice while preserving tribal identities. ...

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When he starts over once again, he gets it right with phases drawn from the opening of a Native divining ceremony: ""Higayv:lige:i . . .Tsane:hlanv:hi . . .Hade:loho:sgi . . ."". (15) These Cherokee syllabics, invite people to "listen up". ...

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Where once, the people lived within a strong community governed by strict and just laws, and culture was sustained through stories of the past and ceremonies; the audience now sees only fragments of cultural links and bonds. ...

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American Indians were the first inhabitants of this land now called United States. There presence existed in a time before the United States was actually created or even a possibility. With the arrival of the "white man" many things changed for the indigenous people of this land. However, the Nat...

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