What believe and customs did many of the Native Americans have in common.?

Question

Star me!!!!!!!

Answer 1

A lot of the eastern Indians adopted Christianity readily.
Most believed that your life mirrored a dream and that if you departed from your predestined path then your life would be a nightmare rather than your birth dream. Very Kierkegaardish.

Answer 2

The Peyote Religion

The Peyote religion is found in many different Indian tribes today. It was Quanah Parker (about 1845-1911), a spiritual leader and chief of the Comanche Kwahadi division, who “was influential in the development and diffusion of the peyote religion in Indian Territory.” (The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions) By enthusiastically proclaiming the hallucinogenic virtues and supposed medicinal powers of the peyote cactus, he gained converts to Peyotism from many North American Indian tribes. Thus, among the Kickapoo, as in other tribes, the traditional religion and Peyotism existed side by side.

Answer 3

They were very spiritual people . Not in the sense we are but in their own way. They did not kill for pleasure but for survival. They used every part of the animal they killed.Earth was called 'Mother Earth" and they didn't abuse it. The "Great Spirit" was their God. Now who knows if it was our God or another one. ?They always looked up when they did their chants. Their prayers were aimed upwards too. I do believe that the French taught them to scalp. It's been a long time since I studied this ,so I could be wrong. Perhaps someone has more info. for you.

Answer 4

I think it was respect for mother earth.They had different religions amongst themselves but they all believed in preserving nature.Plus who could blame 'em?If they were in charge the ozone wouldn't have an ever growing hole in it.

Answer 5

THE GREAT SPIRIT OF CREATION - WAKAN TANKA....