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Lakota religion or Lakota spirituality is the traditional Native American religion of the Lakota people. It is practiced primarily in the North American Great Plains, within Lakota communities on reservations in North Dakota and South Dakota. The tradition has no formal leadership or organizational structure and displays much internal variation.
According to Lakota belief, Inyan (Rock), was present at the very beginning, and so was the omnipresent spirit Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, and the darkness Han.Inyan wanted to exercise his powers, or compassion, so he created Maka (the Earth) as part of himself to keep control of his powers.
One story about Iktomi mentions that Iktomi was Kssa, but was stripped of his title for his trouble-making ways. The Oglala Lakota believe that Iktomi was the second manifestation, or degeneration, of Ksa, who hatched from the cosmic egg laid by Wakíŋyaŋ. He is the enemy of Unk. [1] Iktómi - The trickster Spider Spirit and son of Inyan.
The preeminent symbol of Sioux religion is the Čhaŋgléska Wakȟaŋ or medicine wheel (' sacred hoop '), which visually represents the concept that everything in the universe is intertwined. [23] The creation stories of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ describe how the various spirits were formed from Wakȟáŋ Tháŋka. [24]
Sioux: Haokah: Sacred clown Anpao: Spirit with two faces that represents the dawn Snohomish: Dohkwibuhch: Creator Taíno: Yaya (Hayah) Supreme God/Great Spirit Yaya'al/Yayael (YasHayah) The son of Yaya (Hayah) Atabey (goddess) Mother goddess of fresh water and fertility. Female counterpart of the god Yúcahu: Yúcahu
The heyoka (heyókȟa, also spelled "haokah," "heyokha") is a type of sacred clown shaman in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America. The heyoka is a contrarian, jester, and satirist, who speaks, moves and reacts in an opposite fashion to the people around them.
Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka can be interpreted as the power or the sacredness that resides in everything, resembling some animistic and pantheistic beliefs. This term describes every creature and object as wakȟáŋ ("holy") or having aspects that are wakȟáŋ. [3] [4] The element Tanka or Tȟáŋka corresponds to "Great" or "large". [5]
Native American religions were prevalent in the pre-Columbian era, including state religions.Common concept is the supernatural world of deities, spirits and wonders, such as the Algonquian manitou or the Lakotaʼs wakan, [19] [20] [9] as well as Great Spirit, [21] Fifth World, world tree, and the red road among many Indians.