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Passed down from generation to generation, the myths and rituals of Native Americans form a rich religious and cultural base from which all members of each society can create and maintain a sense of community, physical and emotional health, identity, family, and self. Such traditions, preserved through stories and rites, stand as the lifeblood of every Native American culture.
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Every aboriginal nation has its gods, from whom the people receive all that they have, and all that they know. Traditional American Indian life revolved around communication with divinity, and these authentic stories about the origin of the earth and its creatures embody every facet of their culture - customs, institutions, and art.
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Your readers will explore the rich worldview of the Native Americans through myths and legends. Tales originating from various tribes functioned in a number of important ways. They explained the story of creation, described the relationship of humans to the rest of the universe, and preserved the sacred history of the tribe. Myths and storytelling helped Native Americans pass on knowledge related to hunting, fishing, farming, healing the sick, and...
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Everywhere that primitive man roamed the American Southwest, as well as many other places in the world, he left an enduring record of his passing fancies and urgencies in the form of pictures on rocks. This booklet features Kokopelli, Casanova of the Cliff Dwellers -- the hunchbacked flute player.
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