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 movement was a campaign during World War I in Britain in which women would hand out white feathers as a symbol of cowardice to men who were not wearing a military uniform. It was meant to shame men into enlisting in the military. However, it was controversial and criticized for its insensitivity towards men who were unable to enlist for various reasons.

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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Great Lakes

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.

Petroglyphs and pictographs depicting the legendary fertility deity Kokopelli are excellent examples of ancient rock art that are found all the way from northern Peru to modern-day Wisconsin.

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Shamans are not Native American. Shamans are from Siberia. Native Americans have medicine men and women. Their title is medicine man or medicine women in the tribes language.

They were considered an adult when they were old enough to hunt and fight for the tribe

It has been said that Native American Tribes had a ceremony to bring rain to their areas. In "folklore terms" this has been referred to as a "rain dance".

The Makah live in the farthest north west part of Washington State on the Pacific coast and on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The warmest average temperature is around 74 in the summer and a high of 44 in the coldest month. It hardly ever gets much colder than the low 30s. There is about 94 inches of rain a year. It is a temperate rain forest.