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  2. Cherokee spiritual beliefs - Wikipedia

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    Cherokee spiritual beliefs are held in common among the Cherokee people – Native American peoples who are Indigenous to the Southeastern Woodlands, and today live primarily in communities in North Carolina (the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), and Oklahoma (the Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians). Some of the ...

  3. Native American religions - Wikipedia

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    The Cherokee Keetoowah Society is a reform religious and political organisation formed in 1858 and re-established ca. 1900 that intended to preserve and practice traditional Cherokee spiritual beliefs or "old ways" of tribal life, based on religious nationalism.

  4. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - Wikipedia

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    A stickball dance on the Qualla Boundary. 1897.. More than two dozen Christian churches of various denominations are located within the Qualla Boundary. Many of the traditional religious practices of the Eastern Band have, over time, blended with new age views and customs according to Cherokee traditionalists.

  5. Cherokee - Wikipedia

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    Christianity, Cherokee spiritual beliefs, Animism, Kituhwa, Four Mothers Society, [7 This article contains Cherokee syllabic characters . Without proper rendering support , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Cherokee syllabics.

  6. Nûñnë'hï - Wikipedia

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    The belief in fairy-like beings is universal among all ethnicities, including all American Indian tribes. [1] According to Cherokee folklore, the Nunnehi had many underground townhouses throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains, and they were particularly fond of high mountain peaks where no timber ever grew. Hunters would often hear the ...

  7. Cherokee calendar - Wikipedia

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    The seasonal round of ceremonies was integral to Cherokee society. It was considered an important spiritual element for social cohesion and a way to bring all the Cherokee clans together. The Cherokee, like many other Native tribes, used the number of scutes on the backs of certain species of turtles to determine their calendar cycle.

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    By: Gibson Johns. To many, Morgan Freeman is a sort of god. The Academy Award-winning actor's legend is so cemented in Hollywood history -- and his wise, sage-like voice so iconic and rich -- that ...

  9. Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    The belief sets indicate the lineage rather than pointing to one absolute truth. A commonality between lineages includes honoring ancestors through cemi/zemi stones; spiritual homes of the lineage, as well as respecting sun and moon spirits. Weather spirits and spirits of the honored dead are also respectfully acknowledged.