In Native American, tradition there was a struggle for many Natives who were leaving the Catholic churches because they wanted their traditional Indian rituals. In 1978, the Native American …show more content…
This began in the 1870’s in the Western Great Basin. The purpose of this dance was for believers to perform this dance so they can be reunited with their ancestors. This was considered a push and pull episode. According to Albanese, “When the old religions seemed to fail as the white pushed the Indians out of their lands, new religious prophets arose to proclaim rites and ceremonies that would work to end white ascendancy and to restore Indians to harmonic with the earth, and themselves.”(Albanese, …show more content…
Many different groups in America have been through the struggles starting back from immigration and to fighting for their traditional ways of practicing. In order for change to happen there has to be some type of hurdle to overcome in order for this change to happen. Roman Catholics and Native Americans did fight for what they believed in and stood their ground. They have become more respected as a religious group and accepted in America. The transformation may have been a long process but at the end, everyone has the respect and acceptance as each individual religious group. Change sometimes comes with a price, but when there is a positive change for everyone, it is worth the wait. America is the land of diversity and opportunity for everyone to work together and unite peacefully as