Article - Native American Spirituality: Native American Medicine Wheel Ceremony On May 8th 2004
In 1999, Bennie LeBeau of the Eastern Shoshone tribe began to experience a torrent of dreams and visions. The visions directed him to set...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sweat Lodge: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Sweat Lodge
Sweat Lodge Native American spiritual ritual associated with spiritual purification ceremonies and rites.   (See also: Sweat ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pipe Of Peace: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Pipe Of Peace
pipe of peace A long, ornamental tobacco pipe, called a calumet, used by Native Americans in their ceremonies as a token of peace &...   » Read the article

Article - Prophecy: Wisdom Of The Rainbow Serpent - Prophecy Of The Apache Indians
Maria Yraceburu, Quero Apache Indian, share the prophecy of Hope from her people. A prophecy that tells us that we live in the midst of a...   » Read the article

Article - Sweat Lodge: Temazcal I/iii - The Traditional Mexican Sweat Bath
The Native American Sweat Lodge, Temazcal, is an ancient practice from the native indians of America; a sacred ritual for Healing and Pu...   » Read the article

Article - Sweat Lodge: Temazcal Ii/iii - Mexican Method Of Sweat Baths For Curative Purposes
The Native American Sweat Lodge, Temazcal, is an ancient practice from the native indians of America; a sacred ritual for Healing and Pu...   » Read the article

Article - Temazcal Iii/iii - Preparation Of The Temazcal
The Native American Sweat Lodge, Temazcal, is an ancient practice from the native indians of America; a sacred ritual for Healing and Pu...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Retreats - A Retreat For Enlightenment
Presentation of the Spiritual Reatreats in The Golden City.   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kiva: Encyclopedia - Kiva
This article is about the Native American sacred structure. For the cartoon character, see Megas XLR. A kiva is a room used by modern Pue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abenaki Mythology: Encyclopedia - Abenaki Mythology
The Abenaki (also Wabanaki) are a Native American tribe located in the northeastern United States. Religious ceremonies are led by shaman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mescaline: Encyclopedia - Mescaline
Mescaline or 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug and entheogen of the phenethylamine family. It is either...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The United States: Encyclopedia - Culture Of The United States
American culture can be interpreted as being largely based on Western culture and British culture, with influences from the native people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Native Americans In The United States: Encyclopedia - Native Americans In The United States
Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aborigina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee Society: Encyclopedia - Cherokee Society
Flag of the Cherokee Nation The seal of the United Keetoowah Band Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma (f):    175,000+ United Keetoowah ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yaupon Holly: Encyclopedia - Yaupon Holly
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), also called Yaupon or Cassina (the latter shared with the Dahoon Holly), is an evergreen holly found in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zuni Mythology: Encyclopedia - Zuni Mythology
The Zuni are a Pueblo people located in the southwest of the United States. Awonawilona is the creator god. He made the sun and ocean, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arapaho Music: Encyclopedia - Arapaho Music
The Arapaho are a tribe of Native Americans from the western Great Plains, in the area of eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Traditional Arapa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Bonnet: Encyclopedia - War Bonnet
War bonnet is a typical Native American headgear. The beautiful widespreading, feathered war bonnets were developed by the Plains Indians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vision Quest: Encyclopedia - Vision Quest
A vision quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures. In traditional Lakota culture the Hanblecheyapi (vision quest, lite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yupik: Encyclopedia - Yupik
The Yupik or, in the Central Alaskan language, Yup'ik, are indigenous or aboriginal peoples who live along the coast of western Alaska, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee Clans: Encyclopedia - Cherokee Clans
The Cherokee Clans were the traditional social organization of ancient Cherokee or Ah-ni-yv-wi-ya society. Cherokee Clans - Background on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Brother: Encyclopedia - Blood Brother
Blood brother refers to two or more men, not related by birth parents, who swear loyalty to one another. This is usually done in a ceremo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rite Of Passage: Encyclopedia - Rite Of Passage
A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a person's social or sexual status. The term was popularised by the French ethnograp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peyote: Encyclopedia - Peyote
Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small spineless cactus whose native region extends from the southwestern United States (including the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackfoot Mythology: Encyclopedia - Blackfoot Mythology
The Blackfoot are a tribe of Native Americans who currently live in Montana. They lived west of the Great Lakes and lived in Montana and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Willamette Meteorite: Encyclopedia - Willamette Meteorite
The Willamette Meteorite was discovered in the American state of Oregon, and is the largest meteorite ever found in the United States, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashton Kutcher: Encyclopedia - Ashton Kutcher
Christopher Ashton Kutcher (born February 7, 1978) is an American actor. Ashton Kutcher - Early life. Kutcher was born in Cedar Rapids, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sweat Lodge: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Sweat Lodge
Sweat Lodge Native American steam or bath house associated with purification rites and ceremonies   (See also: Sweat Lodge , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer Arrow: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Prayer Arrow
prayer arrow Ceremonial arrow in Native American communities, Shinto, and other traditions that conveys messages or energy between He...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Smudging: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Smudging
smudging Burning a special plant in an area before a Native American ceremony. Resulting smoke is fanned throughout the room or area ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Bison: Encyclopedia Ii - American Bison - Reproductive Habits
Their mating habits are polygynous: Dominant bulls maintain a small harem of females for mating. Individual bulls "tend" females until al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Bison: Encyclopedia Ii - American Bison - Reproductive Habits
Their mating habits are polygynous: Dominant bulls maintain a small harem of females for mating. Individual bulls "tend" females until al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navajo Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Navajo Music - Peyote Songs
Peyote songs are a form of Native American music, now most often performed as part of the Native American Church, which came to the north...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Liberia: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Liberia - Folk Music
Traditional Liberian music utilizes such typical West African elements as ululation, vocal repetition, call-and-response and polyrhythms....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States 1900-1940: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States 1900-1940 - Native Americans
Main article: Native American music Modern Native American pow-wows arose around the turn of the 20th century. While some claim that poww...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Cherokee Society - Traditional Use Of Masks
Masks pervade virtually every society and culture of people known to humankind. For Native Americans, the mask served a very important fu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandpainting: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandpainting - Tibetan Sand Painting
Tibetan Buddhist sand paintings are usually made of mandalas. In Tibetan, it is called dul-tson-kyil-khor ("mandala of colored powders")....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Super Bowl Xxx: Encyclopedia Ii - Super Bowl Xxx - Television And Entertainment
The game was broadcast in the United States by NBC, with play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg and color commentators Phil Simms and Paul Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wickiup: Encyclopedia Ii - Wickiup - Structure
Wickiups are formed with a frame of arched poles, most often wooden, which are covered with some sort of roofing material. Some of the ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wickiup: Encyclopedia Ii - Wickiup - Wickiup In Different Languages
A wickiup is called gowąh in Western Apache, guughą or kuughą in Chiricahua, and hoogan in Navajo. This Navajo word has been borrowe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Totem Pole: Encyclopedia Ii - Totem Pole - Style
Poles of all types share a common graphic style with carved and painted containers, housefronts, canoes, masks, intricately-woven blanket...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tobacco Smoking: Encyclopedia Ii - Tobacco Smoking - Moral Aspects
Communal smoking of a sacred tobacco pipe was a universal ritual through Native America. Native Americans considered tobacco a sacred par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tobacco Smoking: Encyclopedia Ii - Tobacco Smoking - Moral And Religious Considerations
Communal smoking of a sacred tobacco pipe was a universal ritual through Native America. Native Americans considered tobacco a sacred pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Cherokee Society - Cultural Values And Traditional Views
Culture is born from beliefs and traditions that draw people together with a sense of "oneness" through the unity of family, clan, and tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carmen Miranda: Encyclopedia Ii - Carmen Miranda - Hollywood Tribute
On September 25, 1998, a city square in Hollywood was named Carmen Miranda Square in a ceremony headed by longtime honorary Hollywood may...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Minnesota - Music History
Music in Minnesota extends prior to historical documentation, with the music of the Native Americans of the area. The Dakota musical trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The motif seem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Haircut: Encyclopedia Ii - First Haircut - Orthodox And Hasidic Jewish Boys
Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish boys get their first haircut at age 3. The hair-cutting ceremony is called the upsherenish or upsheren, a Yid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism, Heathenry and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swastika: Encyclopedia Ii - Swastika - Overview
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism, Heathenry and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - California State University Northridge: Encyclopedia Ii - California State University Northridge - Groups And Organizations
California State University Northridge - Traditional festivities. Native Americans have used the campus to converge on for ceremonies, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ghost Dance: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance A new religious movement among Native Americans of the western United States.   The Ghost Dance had two distinct pha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ghost Dance: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance A new religious movement among Native Americans of the western United States.   The Ghost Dance had two distinct pha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iditarod: Encyclopedia Ii - Iditarod - History
Portions of the Iditarod Trail were used by the Native American Inuit and Athapaskans hundreds of years before the arrival of Russian fur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsuan Hua: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsuan Hua - Early Life
Master Hsuan Hua, a native of Shuangcheng County of Jilin Province, was born Bai Yushu on April 16th , 1918. His father was diligent and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The United States - Language
Main article: Languages in the United States The primary, although not official, language of the United States is American English. Other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The United States - Language
Main article: Languages in the United States The primary, although not official, language of the United States is American English. Other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandpainting: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandpainting - Native American Sandpainting
In the sandpainting of southwestern Native Americans (the most famous of which are the Navajo), the Medicine Man (or Singer) paints loose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timucua: Encyclopedia Ii - Timucua - Culture
Timucua - Organization and Classes. Like most Native American tribes, the Timucua were not a unified and single tribe. Rather, they wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackfoot Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Blackfoot Mythology - Cosmology
In Blackfoot mythology there is also a supernatural world, dominated above the natural world by the sun, and below by the beaver. The sun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Native Americans In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Native Americans In The United States - Cultural Aspects
Though cultural features, including language, garb, and customs vary enormously from one tribe to another, there are certain elements whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zuni: Encyclopedia Ii - Zuni - Culture
Zuñi speak the Zuñi language, a unique language which is unrelated to the languages of the other Pueblo peoples. The Zuñi continue to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine Wheel: Encyclopedia Ii - Medicine Wheel - History
Erecting massive stone structures is a well-documented activity of ancient man, from the Egyptian pyramids to Stonehenge, and the natives...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Platform Mound: Encyclopedia Ii - Platform Mound - The Mississippian Native American Platform Mound
Specifically, the Mississippian Culture is well known for using platform mounds as a central aspect of their overarching religious belief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arapaho Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Arapaho Music - Peyote Songs
Main article: Peyote song Peyote is a cactus found natively in Mexico. The buttons of the cactus, when chewed, act as a hallucinogen used...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lincoln Illinois: Encyclopedia Ii - Lincoln Illinois - History
The town was officially named on August 27, 1853, in an unusual ceremony. Lincoln, having assisted with the platting of the town and work...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Cherokee Society - Villages
Each village of the Cherokees had two governmental units comprised of a white and red government. During times of peace the white governm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timucua: Encyclopedia Ii - Timucua - Culture
Timucua - Organization and Classes. Like most Native American tribes, the Timucua were not a unified and single tribe. Rather, they wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pueblo People: Encyclopedia Ii - Pueblo People - Descent And History
They are believed to be descended from the three major cultures that dominated the region before European contact: Mogollon, an area nea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee: Encyclopedia Ii - Cherokee - Bands And Naming
Bands recognized by the United States government, but representing only 250,000 Cherokees, have headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma (the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Native American Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Native American Music - Folk Song
Native American folk is usually religious in nature, and is used to communicate spiritually with the heavens and to pray for good luck. E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sake: Encyclopedia Ii - Sake - Ritual Uses
Sake is often drunk as part of Shinto purification rituals (compare with the use of red wine in the Catholic Eucharist). During World War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mississippian Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Mississippian Culture - Contact With Europeans
Upon the arrival of Hernando de Soto, the Mississippians and Europeans received the first full taste of each other. Due to aggression on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Native Americans In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Native Americans In The United States - Early History
See also: archeology of the Americas, models of migration to the New World, and indigenous people of the Americas for more detailed histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - El Dorado Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - El Dorado Legend - Tribal Ceremony
The original narrative is to be found in the rambling chronicle, El Carnero, of Juan Rodriguez Freyle. According to Freyle, the king or c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarpon Springs Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarpon Springs Florida - Epiphany Celebration
Tarpon Springs is known for elaborate religious ceremonies related to the Greek Orthodox Church such as Epiphany celebrated every January...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plan De Sánchez Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Plan De Sánchez Massacre - Aftermath
Over the ensuing months, because of regular visits by the army during which they were threatened, harassed, and intimidated, most of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleveland Heights Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleveland Heights Ohio - Politics And Government
Cleveland Heights is governed by a city charter adopted in 1921 and amended in 1972, 1982 and 1986. The charter specifies a council-manag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashton Kutcher: Encyclopedia Ii - Ashton Kutcher - Private Life
Kutcher has dated a variety of celebrities, including actresses January Jones (from 1998 to 2001), Ashley Scott (from 2001 to 2002), Mone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee Clans: Encyclopedia Ii - Cherokee Clans - Background On Cherokee Clans In Ancient History
There were seven clans in antiquity. There is a common misperception that the Ah-ni-ku-ta-ni or ancient Cherokee priesthood comprised an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hides: Encyclopedia Ii - Hides - Use
Fur and hides find their main use today as clothing, particularly coats. They are valued for their warmth, and as a status symbol. Ermine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tustin California: Encyclopedia Ii - Tustin California - Politics
The Tustin City Council is composed of five members elected at large; the Mayorship rotates among the council members and is primarily a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Littleton Massachusetts: Encyclopedia Ii - Littleton Massachusetts - History
Originally supposed to be called "Lyttleton," the town's name gained its current spelling due to a misspelling in the newspaper. Littleto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arapaho Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Arapaho Music - Sun Dance
Main article: Sun Dance The Arapaho Sun Dance, performed in the summer when the Arapaho bands come together for the occasion, is a ceremo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zuni: Encyclopedia Ii - Zuni - Miscellaneous
The Zuñi were and are a peaceful, deeply traditional people who lived by irrigated agriculture and now by the sale of traditional crafts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Super Bowl Xix: Encyclopedia Ii - Super Bowl Xix - Television And Entertainment
This game was the first Super Bowl to be televised in the United States by ABC. Frank Gifford was the play-by-play announcer, while then-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ben Nighthorse Campbell: Encyclopedia Ii - Ben Nighthorse Campbell - Education And Olympic Competition
After returning to the United States, Campbell attended San Jose State College (now San Jose State University), where he joined the judo ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hopi: Encyclopedia Ii - Hopi - Name
The name Hopi is the shortened form of the title to what they called themselves, "Hopituh Sinom", "the people of Hopi". Hopi is a concept...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee: Encyclopedia Ii - Cherokee - The Modern Cherokee Nation
Cherokee - The Environment. Today the Cherokee Nation is a leader in the environmental protection field. Since 1992 the Nation has serv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crown Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - Crown Headgear - History
In the christian tradition of Byzantine and European cultures, where ecclesiastical sanction authenticates monarchic power, when a new mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Order Of The Arrow: Encyclopedia Ii - Order Of The Arrow - Membership
Candidates to the Order must first be elected by a majority vote of their fellow Scouts (including non-OA members) in their troop or team...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Southern United States - Native American Civilizations
In Pre-Columbian times (before Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492), the only inhabitants of what is now the Southern United States...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sport: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sport - Pre-history
Some discoveries sources date from over 30,000 years ago, as established by carbon dating. These modern discoveries are from France, Afri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moanalua High School: Encyclopedia Ii - Moanalua High School - Traditions
Moanalua High School - Homecoming. The highlight of each school year is the Homecoming Parade down Ala Ilima Street and the Homecoming ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonial Williamsburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonial Williamsburg - Recreation And Restoration Colonial Williamsburg Today
The Reverend Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin, became rector of Williamsburg's Bruton Parish Church in 1903. He led a successful campaign to save and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Sitka: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Sitka - Aftermath
It wasn't until October 7, days after the Kiks.ádi put forth their tragic "swan song," that the Russians landed a large contingent of tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navajo Nation: Encyclopedia Ii - Navajo Nation - Culture And Education
The name "Navajo" is the name given to them by the Tewa Pueblo Indians, whose settlement preceded the Navajo, and may mean "thieves" or "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Uniform: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Uniform - History
It is unclear when the first uniforms were developed, and for what purpose. Uniforms are typically a sign of well-organized military forc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cherokee Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Cherokee Society - The Seven Cherokee Clans
Ancient Cherokee or Ah-ni-yv-wi-ya society was traditionally grouped around a social organization of seven clans. These were: Blue (also...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - N
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - N . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article