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assimilation
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Process of absorbing cultural elements and lifestyles from another culture or religion into one's own.
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Eskimo
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Term formally used for Native Americans of the Arctic regions, meaning "meat eaters".
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Ghost Dance
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Dance believed to bring back the spirits of the dead.
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Ghost Dance Movement
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1870 movement intended to restore natural harmony and bring about peace with the white people. Wovoka-shaman.
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ghost shirt
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Special garment worn by Wovoka rumored to repel bullets.
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guardian spirit
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Spirit called upon to protect a person. In North American religions, it is frequently an animal.
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Hopi
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Native american tribe of the SW US that lived in apartment like villages made of adobe or stone.
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imitative/sympathetic magic
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Magic similar to a play where participants act out activity that is to be performed. ie: impersonating prey in a hunt.
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Inuit
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Present term for Native Americans of the Arctic regions, meaning "the men".
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kachinas
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Hopi spirits of nature; well imitating spirits during dances and dolls given to Hopi children to teach them about spirits.
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kiva
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A sacred Hopi pit constucted for the practice of certain rituals.
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Lakota
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Language of the members of the Great Sioux Nation.
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monogamy
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Custom of having only one spouse.
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Mother Earth
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The center of nature and its spirits in Native American relion.
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Native American Church
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Religious movement, developed by North Americans who converted to Christianity. Used peyote to acheive visions.
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peyote cult
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Movement developed in 20th centure as a reaction to loss of land and status; used in religious practice.
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polygamy
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Practice of having more than one wife.
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sacred pipe
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Important ritual object whose smoke connects tribe to spirit world and other members of the tribe.
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Sedna
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The Inuit goddess of life.
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Sila
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The Inuit high god.
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Sioux
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Confederation of Native American peoples and tribes inhabiting western Great Plains of US.
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Sun Dance
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Dance performed during summer by tribes of Midwest plains; conducted around sacred pole in lodge to seek a vision.
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sweat lodge
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Steam bath constructed by the Sioux and used in purification rituals.
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vision quest
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A rite of passage where a young person is sent to wilderness with intention of finding a guardian spirit.
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