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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.
As with Native Americans generally, [17] religion is a fully integrated facet of life and culture within Ojibwe communities. [18] Many Ojibwe prefer to describe their traditional beliefs and practices as "our way" or "our way of life" rather than as a "religion." [19] Ojibwe people generally tend to a holistic view of religion. [20]
Pages in category "Religious figures of the indigenous peoples of North America" The following 86 pages are in this category, out of 86 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Indigenous religions or native religion is a category used in the study of religion to demarcate the religious belief systems of communities described as being "indigenous". This category is often juxtaposed against others such as the " world religions " and " new religious movements ".
List of Native American deities, sortable by name of tribe or name of deity. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Oct. 31—The land does not belong to us. We belong to the land. This is where the deep roots lie within the history and spirituality of the Indigenous people of the American Southwest. Since the ...
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 .
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 ...