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A common misconception about the pre-Columbian Americas is that people lived in one commonly organized society, kind of like the United States. Actually, Native Americans have always had individual nations - that is why you will hear people today refer to (for instance) "the Navajo Nation" or "the Hopi Nation." These nations were as diverse and different as Canada and Turkey and Somalia and so on.
Just as nations today contain many different beliefs, so did the early Americas. As a matter of fact, because sharing ideas took so much longer then, and because of the vast distances over which people were spread, the many beliefs held by one early American nation were usually very different than those of their neighbors. Where nations had alliances like trade networks, they often exchanged ideas, or could adopt the practices and beliefs of another nation voluntarily such as where intermarriage or adoption took place. In some circumstances people could be forced to adopt the customs of another nation, as was the case for many prisoners of war or those taken as slaves. Overall, a person's religious beliefs were closely linked with their citizenship, and people generally didn't "convert" in the sense that we think of today.
As for the individual beliefs of those nations, try choosing a specific Native American nation, or tribe, and learning about their traditions. Living nations take great care to record and preserve all of their heritage, including religious beliefs. Nations that are extinct are studied extensively by researchers who try hard to accurately reconstruct what those people once thought and did.
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Did Native Americans incorporate metal into their tools and weapons in their traditional practices"?
Yes, some Native American tribes did incorporate metal into their tools and weapons in their traditional practices, particularly after contact with European settlers.
How did the Us. Government treated native Americans in an unfair way?
The US government wanted their traditional lands.
What clothes Native Americans wore on the Trail of Tears?
Native Americans on the Trail of Tears wore "period clothing" (clothing normal for that period in time). This included a great variety of clothing, mixed between traditional Native Clothing and European clothing.
What is the traditional theory of how the native Americans came to the new world?
they sailed from Asia which is why they have high cheek bones and aisan eyes
What kind of tribes lived in Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is the traditional territory of the Awaswas Ohlone people. They are native Americans.
What religion was Native Americans?
Native Americans had a spiritual belief
What belief did Native Americans held about land rights?
jamal lafrance
Bluegrass is the traditional music if what group of people?
Native Americans
Who live traditional lives in the forest?
Native Americans Apex!
What does traditional dancing originally mean to Native Americans?
To dance in prayer.
Which was one belief shared by all native American culture?
Native Americans were part of the natural world and that world was sacred.
The belief system of the montagnais native Americans could best be characterized as?
Animism
Some whites felt that the only way to end the conflict between whited and Native Americans was to Americanize the native Americans This belief led to the passage of the?
dawes severalty act of 1887
How did settlers attract native Americans to the missions?
The Native Americans didn't really have a choice. They were forced (most of them). Many were killed when they refused to give up their traditional beliefs.
What happened to the Native Americans that changed theeir way of lifr forever?
the great American belief system.
What best describes the behavior of the conquistadors toward Native Americans?
Conquistadors pitted native tribes against each other, favoring their allies, as long as they were useful. Once the conquest was over, the Native Americans were subject to mistreatment and slavery.
How does Fray Escobar treat the Indians?
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