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Indigenous
-"native to an area"
-not "religion" but way of life
Percentage of people who are still indeigenous
%4
Example of Indigenous People
-Aborigines in Australia
-Yoruba in Africa
-200+ Tribes in North America
-Maori in New Zealand
-Maya/Aztec/Inca of South America
Relationship to Nature
-live close to/tied to the land
-know seasons
-know what animals do
Family
-village/clan/more open
Rituals
-some are hardcore
-there is an emphasis on them
Taboos
cannibalism, incest, murder in the group, period/birthing
Shaman
a lot of everything/medical/religion/very sacred person