Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Aboriginal Spirituality
- Totems
- Totems are believed be an entity who assists a group of people, such as a family, clan, or tribe
- Morning Dance
- Sun Dance
- A sun dance is emotional experience and an opportunity to renew kinship ties, arrange marriages and exchange
property.
- Sweat Lodge
- Important aspect of purification rites
- Vision Quest
- Done under the guidance of an elder these in which you speak with the forces of nature in search of self identification
- Shaking Tent
- You go into a tent with a Shaman and you sing and drum which summons the shaman's spirit helpers, whose arrival was signified by animal
cries and the shaking tent. These spirit helpers were used in curing
- Potlach
- They are held to celebrate initiation, to mourn the dead, or to mark the investiture of chiefs in a continuing
series of often competitive exchanges between clans, lineages and rival groups
- Animisim
- Many do believe in animism
- Natural Environment
- We belong to the land so it must be treated with care
- Death and After Life
- When you die you go on the "Spirit Path" and are judged by an old woman who decides whether or not you
- No specific belif but mant think you are judged by an old woman who decides if you rest with your ancestors or go back to earth as a ghost
- Creation Stories
- Most involve us coming out of the earth and having a creator that created the people, animals and plants almost as equals, elders are seen to be very wise in these stories
- Eagle Feather
- Special connection with the creator as they fly so high, giving a feather is the utmost sign of respect, feathers are to be treated with care at all times
- Circle
- Everything is always done in circles as the power of the world comes in circles.
- Trees