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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.
Diné Bahaneʼ (Navajo pronunciation: [tɪ̀né pɑ̀xɑ̀nèʔ], Navajo: "Story of the People"), is a Navajo creation story that describes the prehistoric emergence of the Navajo as a part of the Navajo religious beliefs.
Navajo spiritual practice is about restoring balance and harmony to a person's life to produce health and is based on the ideas of Hózhóójí. The Diné believed in two classes of people: Earth People and Holy People. The Navajo people believe they passed through three worlds before arriving in this world, the Fourth World or the Glittering ...
The red road is a modern English-language concept of the right path of life, as inspired by some of the beliefs found in a variety of Native American spiritual teachings. The term is used primarily in the Pan-Indian and New Age communities, [1] [2] [3] and rarely among traditional Indigenous people, [2] [3] who have terms in their own languages for their spiritual ways. [4]
According to Navajo belief, each mountain is assigned a color and direction and is seen as a deity that provides essential resources for Navajo livelihood. However, the environmental integrity of these sacred mountains has been compromised for decades, by uranium mining and other resource extraction procedures [ 1 ] leading to unfavorable ...
Coyote (Navajo: mąʼii) is an irresponsible and trouble-making character who is nevertheless one of the most important and revered characters in Navajo mythology. [1] Even though Tó Neinilii is the Navajo god of rain, Coyote also has powers over rain. [1] Coyote’s ceremonial name is Áłtsé hashké which means "first scolder". [1]
Indigenous American philosophy is the philosophy of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. An Indigenous philosopher is an Indigenous American person who practices philosophy and draws upon the history, culture, language, and traditions of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Many different traditions of philosophy exist in the Americas ...
Navajo: Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé: Creation deity, changing woman Bikʼeh Hózhǫ́: Personification of speech Haashchʼéé Oołtʼohí: Deity of the hunt Haashchʼééłtiʼí: The Talking god, god of the dawn and the east Hashchʼéoghan: The House-god, god of evening and the west Niltsi: Wind god Tó Neinilii 'Water sprinkler', rain god ...