... , Native American groups had an individual who restored health. Each group had its own term for this person, medicine man(woman), doctor, prophet, medium, diviner healer, elder, herbalist, Shaman or spiritual leader (North Carolina 14). Each of these names translates into something similar to Doctor or Priest (Johnson 1). ... healers held highly respected positions within their tribe (North Carolina 14). They believed ... that objects or substances such as herbs, had the power to utilize spiritual energy. The Native Americans were not truly aware of the major causes of illness; germs and...

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... only killed what they needed for their families and used every reusable part of the animal before disposing of it. A Pow Wow was a spiritual healer that was also the called the "sacred practitioner", they were called in for sickness and death, and could be a man or women in the village. Their medicines were not drugs and leeches; they used holistic healing with ... medicines made out of local plants and spiritual remedies to cure what ailed them. The pequots believed in something called ritual ceremonialism, this was the ... ...

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... Americans excelled at using natural resources and adapting to the climates and terrains in which they lived. They had distinctive social and political systems, clothing styles, shelters, foods, languages, and spiritual and philosophical beliefs. When European explorers and settlers began to arrive in the America in the 15th century, Native Americans found themselves faced with a new set of challenges. The first ... Great Spirit had many manifestations. It was believed to be present in all things "animals, plants, water, rocks, and other natural phenomena, such as the Sun, Moon, weather,...

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