Wakan Tanka

First explored in 1938, the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo-Jump site in south-west Alberta, Canada is an archaeological goldmine. Named after a child who was watching the event unfold that was hit with a falling buffalo, HSIBJ site tells a gruesome story. As one of the oldest and most preserved kill sites in the world, HSIBJ is scientifically and anthropologically significant. For six thousand years, this site was used by “Plains People” as a hunting ground, herding multiple buffalo off of a cliff to their

Learning Activity 3 What I think the synthesis of cultures in America would look like if it settles. I would say the world would be more peaceful and all cultures, a race would get along. The United States of America thrives on diversity. A synthesis of the world 's plentiful and varied races, religions, and culture, America is a home to all, such that no one group can call itself more “American” than another. The fusion of cultures here can be just as proud of their aboriginal culture heritage

World Culture’s Final Exam Terms Intro to the World 1.     Cultural Conflict – clash of different ways of life over scarce resources, religion, race, land, oil, water, power, etc… 2.     Cultural Relativism – judge culture on their own standards and values 3.     Culturally different – one culture different from every other culture 4.     Culture – total way of life of someone 5.     Diffusion

“Traditional religious beliefs center around Wakan Tanka, their god and creator of all things. They were also a very spiritual group and believed that all things have spirits. Seven main spiritual ceremonies were held each year and were a very important part of Sioux culture.” The Sioux were culturalist, they focused a lot on their culture and they still to this day. In the book Saga of the Sioux, the author, Dwight Jon Zimmerman, is writing in third person. The author writes his point of view on

Sioux Indians We're going to tell you about a tribe of Indians known as the Sioux Indians. The Sioux Indians lived on the great plains. The Sioux's tribe is partially and fully located in 7 states. The states are known as Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Their natural resources include deer, beans, wild rice, and buffalo. The Sioux nation was divided into 7 groups. They were known as the 7 council fires. Each council fire had its own leaders

Lakota History Throughout North American expansion the Lakota people have suffered some of the worst and straight forward persecutions against Native American Indians, and live in some of the poorest if not the poorest conditions in the United States. This is sad for a people who use to be one of the strongest nations in the Central Plains, feared by white men and other Indian nations alike for their ferocity and warrior abilities in the heat of battle. The Lakota arrived at positions of dominance

My People the Sioux "My People the Sioux" is a good literary work written in 1928. This book leaves an everlasting impression with some because it definitely intensifies the sympathy for the Indians. Luther Standing Bear, also known as Plenty Kill, portrays the dramatic and traumatic changes about the Sioux throughout their traditional way of life. As a young boy growing up, he experienced many of these hardships first hand between his people and the whites. This autobiography is quite valuable

When it comes to folktales, fairytales, legends, myths, and popular and unpopular lore, I believe I have a pretty extensive collection of fairytales and myths stored away in my mental library. These are tales that I can pull out and tell on a moment’s notice. My library has stories from all over Europe, including obscure or not well known stories such as “Brother and Sister” (a German tale), “The White Snake” (a German tale), “Cap o’ Rushes” (an English tale), and “Bluebeard” (a French tale) that

large part in the Sun Dance for it is one of the Plains Indians' most sacred animal. The eagle flies high, being the closest creature to the Sun. Therefore it is the link between man and spirit, being the messenger that delivers prayers to the Wakan-Tanka (god). (Atwood) In addition to being a messenger, the eagle also represents many human traits. We can see what values and traits these cultures saw as being important in a person by those traits imposed upon such a sacred animal. The eagle is seen

Vine Deloria, author of The World We Used to Live In, not only introduces his readers to indigenous Native American spirituality and traditional practices including ceremonies but also brings several important ideas of native spirituality to the forefront. He discusses the importance of having and maintaining a relationship with mother earth and all living beings; an interconnectedness with nature in all forms that is crucial to the understanding and practice of Native American spirituality. Dreams