Native American Religion

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Across
  1. 1. Often smoked during important ceremonies
  2. 5. The Western Hemisphere
  3. 7. Massacre of Native Americans by US Army in 1890
  4. 9. Most tribes did not have a written language so all history was this
  5. 10. A social or religious "no-no"
  6. 12. The Ponca chief whose court case established that Native Americans are people
  7. 14. Almost all Native Americans have been influenced by this major religion brought by the Europeans
  8. 15. The Original inhabitants of the Americas
  9. 19. The Spirit above all other spirits
  10. 20. Lands the US government forced Native Americans on to
Down
  1. 1. The amount of souls many tribes believe a person has
  2. 2. The belief that every natural item has a spirit
  3. 3. religious specialist in the tribe, often healed people in the tribe and helped ward off evil
  4. 4. Moving from place to place following food
  5. 6. Conquistador that learned to love and respect the Native Americans
  6. 8. Term for the time before Columbus/Europeans
  7. 11. Usually hide wrapped around important spiritual objects; designed to protect the community
  8. 13. Rite of passage in which one goes into the wilderness by themselves searching for a vision
  9. 16. Dance founded by Wovoka believed to lead to the restoration of Native Americans to their land
  10. 17. The spirit of the world that provides generously for people and animals
  11. 18. This ceremony involved dance and sometimes self-torment