Native American Religion

According to the information of Lewis and Clark, A sacred cedar post stood at the center of the Mandan village, symbolizing the tribe’s primary cultural hero. The post was surrounded by an open plaza, and at the north end of the plaza was the village’s primary medicine lodge. Forty or fifty additional lodges populated the plaza. The more powerful a family was, or the more significant that family’s ceremonial duties were, the closer its lodge would be to the center. Throughout most of the year, the Mandans lived in these permanent lodges. But in the winter, to avoid brutal storms, they constructed temporary lodges in wooded, low-lying areas adjacent to the river. Indeed Mandans becomes more closer when they are powerful. They also moves together in any situation. People lives in different lodges but yet supported each other because religion hold them together. There is also a class divided due to the power fact. It might differentiate them but in both ways they come closer to the sacred cedar post. This shows the relationship of sacredness puts them together to function as an

The tribe lived in thatched houses before which were grass huts shaped like beehives. They had a communal way of life in their permanent habitations. When men went to hunt they build temporary shelters from buffalo hides. Before the modern times, the men dressed in breech clothes and occasionally putting on leather chaps to act as leg protection. Their hair was cut in traditional Mohawk or complete shaving of hair and wore single long tassel of hair on the top of the head. Women kept long hair styled in a bum or braid. They wore wrap around skirts and ponchos. In the modern times traditional dress and face paints are only reserved

The Encounters at the Heart of the World by Elizabeth A. Fenn is a book that includes the history of Mandan people. Most of the people know this place because of Lewis and Clark, but in this book readers can also learn so many important things about Mandan and combination of important new discoveries. In this book, a reader can examine how an author can go far and beyond the expectation, the way she went into the Mandan’s history. The way author have written this book, makes easier for readers to read because she divides each chapter in many topics.

Cotton shirts, breechcloths, and leggings were what men adorned themselves with in the summer. Men wore long coats to stay warm in the winter. Both men and women wore clothing and moccasins decorated with beads and quillwork. The Sioux even had fancy head gear. Men wore head ware to show off or for war or even for warmth. Men decorated their head gear with eagle feathers. The Sioux loved to display their talent in sewing with their clothes.

Culture, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is stated as “The integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief and behavior that dpends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations. The customary beliefs, social forms and material traits of a racial, religious or social group. The set shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that characterizes an institution or organization. The set of values, conventions or social practices associated with a particular field, activity or societal characteristic.” Of these four definitions, I shall be focusing on the second one to discuss what makes up the culture of American Indians.The culture of the various tribes that made up the Native Americans is one of close knit families, highlyspiritual peoples and living together as one with the land they lived on. They believed in spirits, worshiping and honoring them. Some settled into single locations while others were nomadic, but all had a focus on working with the land around them. Because there are so many varying tribes that make up Native

The Plains Cree Tribe lived in Canada, north and west of Lake Superior in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Women wore dresses made out of deerskins, Men wore animal skin leggings,a loincloth which is a small piece of cloth or skin worn between the legs and a belt to hold the loin cloth. They did not speak english, their language is called Montagnais. They lived in teepees.

HI I will be talking about the dakota and ojibwe and they been apart of minnesota for about 1,000 years.

This group is a derivative from Mohican and Munsee Indians originally from Delaware. Mohicans where deep-rooted to woodlands, but chose to construct their homes close to rivers for a food source in addition to means of transportation. Stockbridge-Munsee tribes have a rich culture in which traditionally men were revered as great warriors while the woman took immense satisfaction in the child rearing, caring for the home, and gardening. They also carry with them the knowledge and skills of fishing, hunting, but also creative aptitudes such as basket weaving and storytelling. Storytelling was one of the many ways they passed on their heritage and culture to the children of the

Muckleshoot descendants depended animal and plant resources and they traveled broadly to harvest these resources. During winter when traveling was hard they sheltered in villages beside the regions watercourses depending on stored food and local resources. In the summer

When Europeans first set foot upon the shores of what is now the United States they brought with them a social structure which was fundamentally based around their concept and understanding of Western European Christianity. That the indigenous peoples might already have a thriving civilization, including religious beliefs and practices, that closely paralleled the beliefs and practices of European civilization, was a concept not considered by these early explorers and settlers. This European lack of cultural understanding created tensions, between Native Americans and Europeans, and later between Native Americans and Euro-Americans, that eventually erupted into open warfare and resulted in great bloodshed between cultures. For the Lakota

The Mandan group was a Great Plains tribe, mainly living in North Dakota and South Dakota. The Mandan group ate meat, such as fish and bear, and fruits and vegetables such as corn and squash. The Mandan wore different clothing depending on the sex, such as the males, who wore tunics whereas the women wore dresses, however they both wore leggings. The Mandan lived on the prairies, with streams and rivers.

The Mandan Indian tribe originated in North and South Dakota along the Missouri River located in the Great Plains. The Mandan people were known for their culture which included religious practices and ceremonies. Second of all, the Mandans are known for their exotic homes made out of simple earth materials. Finally, the Mandan people are known for their two encounters with Lewis and Clark along with the rest of the Corps of Discovery. All together, culture, homes, and the meetings with Lewis and Clark make the Mandan Indian tribe who they are historically.

Geologically ‘almost’ centered in North America, Mandan Indians occupied “the heart of the world”, present day North Dakota, where the Heart River joins the Missouri River. They were once cradled prosperous human settlements, but Mandan Indians are only mentioned in History when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark spent the winter with them in 1804-1805**. Elizabeth A. Fenn took a trip to North Dakota in 2002, and she had an urge to write about Mandan Indians. For twelve years, she spent time to gather and learn every aspect that can bring Mandan Indians. She learned archaeology, anthropology, geology, climatology, epidemiology, and nutritional science, anything that could bring Mandan past. Winner

The Mandan tribe originated in North Dakota. The tribe was very intelligent and hard working people. Many roles varied depending on their age and/or gender such as clothing, hunting, and gathering. They associated with many other tribes and expeditions, such as Lewis and Clark. They had very different views of religion compared to society today. Future generations learn from studying history like this to realize how different it was and how much society has evolved.

The Malecite lived in the northeast,where have many rivers and great forests.They lived in the valley besides Saint John River,and near to the New Brunswick.They didn’t lived in tepees like other tribes did,but they lived in small round buildings called wigwams.Now,they only build wigwams for fun,and they live in modern houses and apartment buildings just like us.