Native American Culture

There are many characteristics that the Native American cultures of North America shared, and many that they differed from. One of the things that the Native Americans did share however was their attitudes toward nature. The Native Americans never felt superior to the world, they would consider themselves as a part of nature, but they always kept in mind that they weren’t the center. They didn’t believe that human beings were inherently superior to animals, or other forms of life. However, (bringing in the Europeans thoughts briefly), according to the Christian-European they didn’t share the same attitudes towards nature. Their myths on nature, was that creation was centered on Adam and Eve, who sinned, and were banned from the Garden of Eden,

“One general truth that threads throughout the Native American spiritual beliefs is the belief of the Mother Earth spirituality” (Coll). They often called earth their mother and called father the air. The earth to the Natives is very sacred to them and is the most important thing to them. Most of the ceremonies were in some way revolving around the earth and they called earth “home.” Most of the ceremonies were practiced for many years and were passed down through generation to generation. The Native Americans didn’t have a book like the bible or any language that was written. One big thing they had was Totems. These were everywhere in their tribes and it was supposed to represent people and the animals that represented them. The Indians were supposed to have 7 spiritual animals and the many animals on the totems were supposed to represent all the person’s spiritual

Native American culture is particularly distinct and different from the European American culture that most people are aware of that live in the United States or elsewhere. Discernible aspects of the Native American cultural group include a modified nursing assessment of a client of this culture, common health problems, biomedical explanations for illnesses, medical or herbal remedies used, religious beliefs and social norms, and traditional foods most common of this cultural group. Having an understanding, and respect to some degree, of the Native Americans and their ways of life, will facilitate a superior health care experience for the client, and promote a therapeutic relationship between the client and the nurse.

In the short Native American myth the “Coyote and Buffalo”, there are a couple of examples of themes; respect nature and an explanation of the natural world. It demonstrates reverence for nature when wolf doesn't value what he already has so he kills the cow that is given to him. He is told that he shouldn’t kill the cow for food, but to cut off little pieces at a time so that he will have food for longer. Because of this, Karma catches up with him; he ends up having

My experience is a bit different compared to other minority group experiences because I am a Caucasian American with Hispanic from Central America. People from a minority of Native American, African American, Muslim American, Chinese/Japanese American, and Jewish American would all have a complete unalike experience compared to me. Central Americans and Vietnamese Americans I feel it is rare for these two cultures to come together and that is what makes my experience so unique to the situation. A similarity and the only similarity I could find between Central Americans and Vietnamese Americans is they both immigrated to the United States. Central America immigration has increased significantly and added to the diversity in the United States.

After I had read all the short stories. I founded that Native American people they lived in harmony of the sky and earth. Because they believe in each individual living things and their spirit will grant them power which give them faith to prolong in their live. For the Native America, each story is always tight with trust of the some sort spiritual power and those power comes from tiger, hawk or bear in some kinds... Those figures can grants The Natives American power and good fortunes. By offering your Faith into the one of the many figures above. One can reach the spiritual Enlightments and can become one with the natures.

In Native American traditions, they believed that Earth is Mother, Sky is Father, and all life is interconnected. They often prayed to animal spirits, plant spirits, ancestors, Great Spirit, and the forces of nature, like the wind and rain. They prayed for many things and also used meditation as a way to connect to spirit guides.

Native American lives were much different before the arrival of Europeans. Due to the fact that there was a multitude of tribes, cultures differ greatly amongst different groups. Native Americans hiked over the land bridge, the Bering Strait, more than 12.000 years ago. Among this group of people, scientist divided them into 10 different culture areas: the Arctic, California, the Great Basin, the Northeast, the Northeast Coast, the Southeast, the Southwest, the Subarctic, the Plains and the Plateau.

Did you know the Sioux nation is made up of the Dakota Sioux, the Lakota Sioux and the Nakota Sioux? My heritage affects me in multiple ways, including the foods I eat, the traditions I do with my family, and the languages I know. Here are the three my heritage affects me: foods,traditions, and languages.

Every country and nation have they own special festivals and music, and Native American is no exception. First, the native music related many aspects such as ritual, life and work. They like to combine music with dance, and the Native American music always created rich percussion instruments. For example, the hand drum, log drum, water drum and rattle, etc. The Powwow is an important festival and ritual for the Native American, and it is a symbol of the tradition culture of Native Indians. Powwow, is a social gathering by the Native American tribes, and they are singing and dancing. Powwow is not only a method that the Native American expresses the enthusiasm of the life and peace, but also enhances the sense of identity and cohesion.

Native American Culture needs to be portrayed authentically. In order to respect Native American traditions and practices the media needs to provide a sense of teaching through humor and a circular perception of time. In order to do so instead of the classic scene of a Native American dancing around a fire speaking “tanto”, allow for the mocking by an elder of a child who was misbehaving around the fire instead. In many tribes this is how the children are taught what behaviors are acceptable. The problem is as a viewer that kind of reinforcement has never been represented on screen. As Rod Rondeaux said from Reel Injun “we are starting to not recognize ourselves.” The protection of authentic native american traditions through film is not only

Native American art were an essential form that transmitted in their culture. They’re known to have a deep connection with spirituality and Mother Nature. Native Americans used different shapes and geometric designs that represent their tribe and each of them had a purpose for their creation. Most of their art are associated with symbols in which represent nature, these symbols are the sun, the moon, bears, eagles and people. Art has such an important role for Native Americans that it became a way to communicate between them.

The Native Americans were looked as being animals, or evil beings, as well as being seen as a soul to be saved. In “The Navajo Creation Story” the Native American tribe wanted the “establishment of harmony and balance among the gods, the People and all the other sentient beings. Especially important is the attainment of a relationship of harmony and balance between husband and wife.” (26) the Native American tribe wanted to make a living and support their tribe members by gathering and using resources to create balance within their tribes. The Europeans did not agree with the choices of

This unique religion was centered around ceremonies and the spirituality of plants and animals, displayed in the countless writings which dominated America prior to colonization. In the story Coyote Finishes His Work, a coyote is personified to have “told everyone he was a great warrior,” amongst other acts of animation. The aforesaid tale of a nearly-omnipotent coyote demonstrates the bond of literature and belief in the Native culture. Another Native American tale, The Sky Tree, tells of a woman whose husband is ill and can only be saved by the fruit of a tree. The tree, a source of life for all, fell through a hole in the ground. Again showing the previously-mentioned alliance, the animals such as Turtle and Beaver have the ability to speak to one another, comprehend the troubles of the woman, and solve the problem. To conclude, Native American religion was not only a substantial element of daily life, but in

Native American Culture should be saved the human people. They need our help to keep the language and traditions alive. The Navajos are going outside the territory to find jobs to support their families because the economy isn’t very good. Like the rest Native American territories they mostly rely on the Federal Government for support. But that isn’t helping them enough with money and resources to keep the culture around.