Mormons and Indians

Mormons and Indians

November 14, 2019 admin 1

When the European explorers, soldiers, missionaries, and colonists arrived in the Americas, they viewed the world through the lens of Christianity. Encountering peoples who were […]

Yup’ik Masks

November 5, 2017 admin 0

For the Central Alaska Yup’ik Eskimo, spirituality was focused largely on the need to secure food for hunting. As with other animistic hunting peoples, animals […]

Plateau Indian Spirituality

October 22, 2017 admin 0

The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana. From […]

Some Apache Ceremonies

March 10, 2017 admin 2

Traditionally, Apache religious ceremonies focused on curing, hunting and gathering rituals, puberty ceremonies, and obtaining personal power and protection. While spiritual power is available to […]

Apache Spirituality

January 16, 2017 admin 0

Bands or tribes known collectively as the Apache ranged widely throughout the American Southwest at the time of the first Spanish exploration and invasion. The […]

American Indian Religions

American Indian Religions in 1917

December 23, 2016 admin 1

During the first part of the twentieth century, the United States continued in its efforts to assimilate American Indians into an English-speaking, Christian European culture. […]