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  2. Cherokee funeral rites - Wikipedia

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    Cherokee funeral rites comprise a broad set of ceremonies and traditions centred around the burial of a deceased person which were, and partially continue to be, practiced by the Cherokee peoples. Preparing for death

  3. Potlatch among Athabaskan peoples - Wikipedia

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    The most elaborate of Athabaskan potlatches was the mortuary or funeral potlatch. [2] This marked "the separation of the deceased from society and is the last public expression of grief." [4] There were slight variations in the funeral and mortuary potlatches depending on the status or role of the member of the clan who had died.

  4. Burial tree - Wikipedia

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    Inuit tree burial, Leaf River, Quebec, c. 1924–1936. A burial tree or burial scaffold is a tree or simple structure used for supporting corpses or coffins.They were once common among the Balinese, the Naga people, certain Aboriginal Australians, and the Sioux and other North American First Nations.

  5. Iowa History Month: How a Native American soldier’s funeral ...

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    In spite of their military service, Native Americans faced discrimination in Iowa. Among the greatest indignities was placed on John Raymond Rice. Iowa History Month: How a Native American soldier ...

  6. List of burial mounds in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable burial mounds in the United States built by Native Americans. Burial mounds were built by many different cultural groups over a span of many thousands of years, beginning in the Late Archaic period and continuing through the Woodland period up to the time of European contact.

  7. Death wail - Wikipedia

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    The death wail is a keening, mourning lament, generally performed in ritual fashion soon after the death of a member of a family or tribe.Examples of death wails have been found in numerous societies, including among the Celts of Europe; and various indigenous peoples of Asia, the Americas, Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

  8. Sioux - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Funeral Practices. Funeral scaffold of a Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) ... Since then, many more Native American organizations, ...

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