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<title><![CDATA[The Makings of a Shaman]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The term "shaman" is one of those words that is thrown around so much, that most people aren't even aware of its meaning anymore. They equate it with magic, or voodoo, with Native Americans, or witchcraft. It's mystical, it's awe-inspiring, it's scary, and it's come to be a catch-all term for everything that is fluidly unknown and tied to tribal living. But a shaman, a person who practices shamanism, actually has a solid definition.  A Shaman is defined as: "a person who acts as intermediary bet...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:07:18  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Beliefs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australia was an isolated land for millennia, so it was no surprise that when Europeans first visited, they found a people radically different than those back in their home country. Part of the reason is the harsh environment of Australia; not only does it house unique and exotic animals, many of them are also very deadly. The heat levels make living formidable, and the vast expanses can make food scarce. The land had produced a people smart and cunning enough to survive in this environment, but...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:19:50  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kachina Dolls of the Hopi]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Not all toys are made just for play. Building blocks teach children how to balance objects, puzzles teach logic, and the Spin 'n Say teaches animal sounds. Some toys teach more religious concepts, such as Dreidels and figures from Noah's Ark. The Hopi Indians have similar toys for their children that have become, for many, collector's items. They're called Kachina Dolls, more correctly Katsina, and they serve an integral purpose to young tribe members.
Who are the Hopi?
The Hopi Indians of Ari...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:53:43  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Native American Dreamcatchers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The term "Dreamcatcher" has become a common household word in the Americas, where the beautifully woven objects originated. Stephen King named one of his books after it, a popular video game publishing company adopted the name, and driving through states such as Oklahoma, miniature versions can be found hanging on nearly every rearview mirror. But what is less known is the origin, and true meaning, of the delicate, feathered hoops that have come to be one of the most popular icons of Native Amer...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:24:50  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Significant Native American Harvest Festivals]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The indigenous peoples of America span the planet, sharing many different physical aspects. These First Nations as many now refer to them, are not just native Americans in North America. They include all the peoples of the lands who have similar DNA markers to the Inuit and North American nations, thus the group extends to the Asian peoples as well. As one studies these indigenous peoples around the continents, one begins to see many similarities in culture and heritage. Harvest Festivals is one...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:47:38  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Native American Harvest Festivals]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Although the Thanksgiving feast that is celebrated today is normally recognized as an American Tradition begun by the pilgrims, who shared it with a few "Indians", this is actually not the case at all.
Thanksgiving celebrations were actually in keeping with a long tradition of celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops by Native American peoples throughout the Americas, including the Pueblo, Cherokee, Creek and many others. In fact it would be more correct to rec...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:46:03  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cherokee Religious Beliefs Similar to Some Christian Beliefs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chief Jahtlohi Rogers, M.D. of the Cherokee Nation of Mexico has given great insight into the depth and duration of the Cherokee religious beliefs.
He says, "I WILL TELL YOU A TRUE THING! Since 1 B.C., there has not been a Christian who does not tell of ‘Jesus' by using that very same name. Since 500 A.D., there has not been a Muslim who does not tell of Mohammed by using that very same name. In 1750, the Cherokees knew Jesus and God by five commonly accepted Old Testament names, yet knew nothi...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:45:16  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Native American Spirit Guides]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Almost every Native American Nation has as a part of their religious culture and medicine the belief that animal guides like the bear, coyote, butterfly, eagle, hawk, dog, snake, horse, spider, and wolf are elements of healing and self-knowledge.

Mostly it is believed that the wisdom is achieved in this world by first learning to "know thyself."  One of the most accepted ways in the Native American cultures to accomplish this is through the animal spirit guides.  Different animals represent p...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:44:20  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Spiritual Side of The Great Sioux Nation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Although the Great Plains Tribes were nomadic in nature, they were and still are very spiritual.  Very little in their lives was done without religious ceremony, prayer, dance or spiritual music.  The Sioux did not dance because it was fun.  They danced to commune with the Spirit World and their ancestors.

The Sioux nation was comprised of three smaller nations and a total of seven tribes within those nations.  There were the Lakota, the Dakota and the Nakota.  The Souix nation still survives...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:43:32  GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Inuit]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It may come as no great surprise that the traditional Inuit (Eskimo) culture is similar to the cultures of the native people of Northern Russia as well as the Northern Scandinavian countries.

For these peoples, life has been dangerous, precarious, and frigid.  The Inuit have lived with the continual challenges of the cold and the ongoing threat of starvation.

Like many of the Native American Nations, the Inuit believe that anua, which is their word for souls exist in all people and animals...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:42:34  GMT</pubDate>
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