Biblestudent_007
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Was curious about something ~ what did Indians call the "Great Universal Spirit" ? . .
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Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
Which Indians?
Atreyu
The Devil herself
I was raised on sacred ground, the land of the Cherokee in NE, Oklahoma. The land is intermingled with many tribes. Seminole, Creek, but mostly like myself are Cherokee.
Most tribes have no universal spirit, they believe in mother earth, sister moon and that each animal, plant, tree, even the water has a spirit. Generally not a universal spirit found in Native culture.
Most tribes have no universal spirit, they believe in mother earth, sister moon and that each animal, plant, tree, even the water has a spirit. Generally not a universal spirit found in Native culture.
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
I would think the Indians that participate in in tribal worship. I need study up on Native American history
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Klaufi_Wodensson
Vinlandic Warrior
I think that the Western Natives were monotheists of sorts and Worshipped a "Great Spirit", while the Eastern Natives were polytheistic/animistic.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
There are over 300 first nations.... that's 300 unique religions. Not all of them believed in a "great universal spirit" or similar concept.
wa:do
wa:do
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
The Lakota phrase "Wakan Tanka" has often been translated as "Great Spirit", but that seems to be a mistranslation. It has been argued that it is more accurately translated as "Great Mystery", and that -- rather than refer to a spirit -- it refers to the divine or to the sacred in life.
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
Also Gitche Manitou of the Algonquians, which translates to "Great Mystery" or "Great Spirit/Power", roughly equivalent to the Japanese term Okami.
Klaufi_Wodensson
Vinlandic Warrior
Well that's all I'd ever heard. I really don't know much about Native American religion anyways though...
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
No big.... there is a lot out there that isn't accurate.Well that's all I'd ever heard. I really don't know much about Native American religion anyways though...
Many First Nations religions aren't so easily classified into even seemingly simple categories as "monotheistic".
wa:do
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
Creator is the general pan-Indian term of choice. It's very generic and easily gets the general concept across.
It's my general term of choice... though the Cherokee have a very specific name for said concept. (generally, as with the Cherokee, the word itself is one of great power and isn't used except in very specific ceremonies).
wa:do
It's my general term of choice... though the Cherokee have a very specific name for said concept. (generally, as with the Cherokee, the word itself is one of great power and isn't used except in very specific ceremonies).
wa:do
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
What about a Indian wedding? Do they (Native Indians) have em? . .[Grammar Check] <><
300 diverse groups ... I hate to reiterate another's words, but ...
I'm guessing we'll need a definition of 'wedding'.
http://www.native-languages.org/languages.htm
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painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
Yes, we have them...300 odd variations on them.... It's not like Europeans invented weddings.
wa:do
Biblestudent_007
Active Member
By the way, I got a Indian dream-catcher. What do Native Indians believe about that? . .
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
"Traditionally, the Ojibwa construct dreamcatchers by tying sinew strands in a web around a small round or tear-shaped frame of willow (in a way roughly similar to their method for making snowshoe webbing). The resulting 'dream-catcher', hung above the bed, is used as a charm to protect sleeping children from nightmares. As dreamcatchers are made of willow and sinew, they are not meant to last forever but are intended to dry out and collapse as the child enters the age of wonderment."
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
You paid to much for kitsch?
Seriously... 300 different cultures here.
Many wouldn't care about dream catchers except as something tacky white people buy. Others think they are an important ritual item to have for children if made correctly.... and that the others are tacky things white people buy.
wa:do