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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.
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 .
In 1970 the first Yanaigua (another Tapieté speaking) tribe member joined the religion and that year was first time an indigenous Baháʼí was elected to the national assembly, [70] (in 1982 there were three indigenous members of the national assembly.) [71] In February 1970 pioneer family of Samuel and Teresa Garcia and their four children ...
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 .
In the American colonies the First Great Awakening was a wave of religious enthusiasm among Protestants that swept the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, leaving a permanent impact on American Christianity. It resulted from preaching that deeply affected listeners (already church members) with a sense of personal guilt and salvation by ...
Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American identity. [3] All individuals on this list should have Native American ancestry.
Reuben Alvis Snake Jr. (1937–1993) [2] was an American Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) activist, educator, spiritual leader, and tribal leader. [3] [4] He served as a leader within the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1970s, [3] and in the National Congress of American Indians in the 1980s. [3]
List of organizations that self-identify as Native American tribes; Native American Heritage Sites (National Park Service) Native Americans in the United States; Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy; State-recognized tribes in the United States; Tribal sovereignty (Federally or state) unrecognized tribes; Federal recognition ...