Essay On The Salish Religion

1) What was the importance of the beliefs and ceremonies in the Salish religion?

The beliefs and ceremonies of the Salish tribe were very important. The Salish were filled with many spirit forms, demigods, transformers, guardian spirits, supernatural beings.The Salish also had a strong belief in the spiritual world they believed that there were spirits that roamed the earth such as the sky god or the water god and much more. This was important because the had ceremonies worshiping and thanking the gods which were a big part of the religion. Another way that that religion played an important way that they had religious people as there-there leaders shamans a religious person was the leader of the group. One of the Salish beliefs were that they …show more content…
The statues were usually human figures and sometimes had its arms raised in a way that signifies “thank you”. The Salish women used mountain goats’ wool and small wooly dogs to make textiles.The Salish people raised these wooly dogs to shave and make these textiles that the Salish women later than weaved. The woman used a simple loom to weave and the wooly dog that they used to get wool from had a resemblance to a pomeranian.The Salish also made the masks that were used in the dances, and the masks were usually colored and were carved into an animal or an object.The Salish people also used to make bark or dugout canoes that were used for fishing and transportation. Hunters also carved wood and other materials to make a bow and arrows.They Salish people also used wood and stone to make enclosures that would store fish.The people used to make snowshoes that were helpful when walking in snow.These are examples of how art was important and also played an important part in daily