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Native American Religion
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
12/14/2009

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Syncretism
Definition
Syncretism is the attempt to reconcile disparate or contrary beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought.
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Nativism
Definition
1.A sociopolitical policy, especially in the United States in the 19th century, favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants.
2.The reestablishment or perpetuation of native cultural traits, especially in opposition to acculturation.
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Jack Wilson
Definition
created the ghost dance
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Tenskwatawa
Definition
religious leader taught that the white Americans were children of the Great Serpent, the source of evil in the world. He also conducted witch hunts against Christian Indians. He forbade his people to use European foods, clothing, manufactured goods and alcohol
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Neolin
Definition
(the Delaware Prophet)believed that the native people needed to reject European goods and abandon dependency on foreign settlers in order to return to a more traditional lifestyle
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Handsome Lake's Code
Definition
saved the iroquois tribe from extinction by preaching about his code or Good Message which reconciles people with the creator
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Tecumseh
Definition
a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy that opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and the War of 1812.
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Kennekuk
Definition
was a Kickapoo medicine man and leader known as the "Kickapoo Prophet." He encouraged a community based on peacefulness, abstinence from alcohol, and meditation
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Smoholla
Definition
Smohalla preached his revitalization doctrine, which emphasized a return to tribal traditions and beliefs around about 1850. The rapid spread of his teachings is said to have contributed to the confederation of tribes in the region against white expansionism in the Yakima War of 1855–1856.
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Kachina
Definition
A kachina is a spirit being in western Pueblo religious practices. In Hopi, the word qatsina means literally "life bringer",and can be anything that exists in the natural world or cosmos.
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AIRFA
Definition
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act (commonly abbreviated to AIRFA) is a United States federal law and a joint resolution of Congress that was passed in 1978. It was created to protect and preserve the traditional religious rights and cultural practices
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NAGPRA
Definition
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act federal law passed on 16 November 1990 requiring federal agencies and institutions that receive federal funding to return Native American cultural items and human remains to their respective peoples.
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Mato Tipila (Bear Lodge)
Definition
devil's tower American Indian legends tell of six Sioux girls who were picking flowers when they were chased by bears. Feeling sorry for them, the Great Spirit raised the ground beneath the girls. The bears tried to climb the rock, but fell off, leaving their scratch marks on the sides.
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Mt. Shasta
Definition
The lore of some of the American Indians in the area held that Shasta is inhabited by the spirit chief Skell who descended from heaven to the mountain's summit.
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Peyote
Definition
a small, spineless cactus United States federal law (and many state laws) protects the harvest, possession, consumption and cultivation of peyote as part of "bonafide religious ceremonies" "Traditional Indian religious use of the peyote sacrament," exempting only Native American use
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Kennewik Man
Definition
the name for the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick, WA The Umatilla tribe requested custody of the remains, wanting to bury them according to tribal tradition. Their claim was contested by researchers hoping to study the remains.
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Antiquities Act
Definition
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is an act passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906 giving the President of the United States authority to restrict the use of particular public land owned by the federal government by executive order, bypassing Congressional oversight.
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Blue Lake
Definition
sacred to the pueblo indians, believed to be where the world began
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Vodun
Definition
A West African word meaning “deity” or “power.”

(2) General term for a variety of eclectic religions and associated magical systems practiced throughout the Americas, consisting of mixtures of various African tribal beliefs with various Native American tribal beliefs,
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