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  2. Green Corn Ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The Green Corn Ceremony (Busk) is an annual ceremony practiced among various Native American peoples associated with the beginning of the yearly corn harvest. Busk is a term given to the ceremony by white traders, the word being a corruption of the Creek word puskita (pusketv) for "a fast". [ 1 ]

  3. Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands - Wikipedia

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    Painting of a Choctaw woman by George Catlin. Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, Southeastern cultures, or Southeast Indians are an ethnographic classification for Native Americans who have traditionally inhabited the area now part of the Southeastern United States and the northeastern border of Mexico, that share common cultural traits.

  4. Culture of the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    The presence and practices of Native Americans, along with the region's landscape, also played a role in shaping Southern culture. Events such as the First Great Awakening (1730s–1750s) would help establish the growth of Protestantism in the South and United States as a whole. [4]

  5. The Indigenous foods Native American chefs urge people to try

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    Celebrating Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day this week highlights the importance of recognizing indigenous cuisines in the U.S. and the authentic, sustainable food it offers.

  6. Native American recreational activities - Wikipedia

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    It was part of Native American culture for women to avidly compete in races, juggling, Choctaw stickball, double ball games, and basketball. Women were often the ones who would carve out spears and arrowheads that would be used for archery contests and other sports. [6] Professor Fabrice Delsahut and Thierry Terret describe how North American ...

  7. What Native American parents tell their own kids about ... - AOL

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    When many people think about Thanksgiving, chances are family time, turkey, pumpkin pie and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade come to mind.But for some Native American families, the holiday can ...

  8. Keeping Native traditions alive, Austin Powwow hosts vibrant ...

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    Nov. 23 marked the 31st anniversary of Austin's American Indian Heritage Festival. Previously held at the Toney Burger Center, the annual event now takes place at the Travis County Expo Center.

  9. Cherokee spiritual beliefs - Wikipedia

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    ᏗᎵᏍᏙᏗ "dilsdohdi" [1] the "water spider" is said to have first brought fire to the inhabitants of the earth in the basket on her back. [2]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 ...