water us ued to sprinkle babies or emerge older people as a sign that they have accepted their religion. The baptist baptize people in water. it represents that they have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. It is only to show the people attending that they have accepted Him. But really a person do not have to be baptized in order to accept Jesus Christ. It is a personal thing.
Puritans saw Native Americans as sinful and irredeemable heathens. They had no interest in accepting other cultures and even less in respecting native religious beliefs or practices.
The English group that had the most influence on reshaping Native American society and culture in the seventeenth century were the Puritans who settled in New England. They brought their own religious beliefs, agricultural practices, and political systems, which had a significant impact on Native American communities. This led to changes in social structures, land ownership, and religious practices among Native American tribes in the region.
Religion
Samurai in Japan predominantly practiced a form of Buddhism known as Zen Buddhism, which emphasized meditation and self-discipline. Some samurai also followed Shinto, the indigenous Japanese religion that involves rituals and reverence for kami (spirits). Additionally, Confucianism had an influence on samurai ethics and the way they conducted themselves in society.
elders
They can and do. Some areas allow it for strictly religious use, but most only for traditional Native American religious practices. So if someone decides to use it one day and proclaim it is their religious right, they will still get prosecuted.
christian and Jewish
christian and Jewish
prohibiting marriage betweeen Spanish colonists and Native women.
prohibiting marriage betweeen Spanish colonists and Native women.
There has been no formal scientific research conducted on Native American healing practices. Medicine people do not write down their practices out of fear that they might be misused by people who are not trained in their sacred ways.
The preservation of the cultural practices of the last Native American tribes is the connection to the Homestead Act.