P 35 49 Animism All things have spirits or souls Spirits return to the world after death All believe in a supreme Creator but also in other personified spirits who guide human activity ID: 620649
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Unit II: Aboriginal Spirituality Part 2
P.
35 – 49
Animism
All things have spirits or souls
Spirits return to the world after death
All believe in a supreme
Creator
, but also in other personified spirits who guide human activity.Slide2
Black Elk 1863 p. 35
Sioux holy manGreat Plains“We are all related and are one with all things of the heavens and the earth.”Slide3
Native Rituals p.39 -40
Morning DanceOjibwaDance pays homage to the “Tree of the Universe”Fasting, ritual cleansingDance from dawn to noon around the treeSlide4
The Sun Dance
Great Plains Nations festivalCdn gov banned it in 1880Cottonwood pole represents the “Tree of the Universe”
They endure pain as a sacrifice for their people to the CreatorImage LinksSlide5
The Potlatch Ceremony
Northwest Pacific Coast nationsCdn gov made it illegal in 1884 (lifted in 1954)
Feasting, distributing wealth, and sharing songs.Image LinksSlide6
Sweat Lodge p. 40
Dome made of saplings covered with animal skinsIntense heat and steam perform a physical and spiritual cleansing.Prayers and a sacred pipe are shared under direction of a Shaman.Image LinksSlide7
The Shaking Tent
From Subarctic to the Great LakesWooden hoop around four to eight poles, a cylinder, wrapped in birch bark or animal hides.The Shaman, a medicine man, enters the tent and asks the spirits for help.
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Symbols and Icons: The Tree of Peace
1. What did the Peacemaker tell the Iroquois to do when the gathered by the Great Tree (the white pine?) P. 41 “offer thanks to the earth, to the streams, maize and fruit, medicinal herbs and trees, to animals for pelts and clothes, to the messengers of the Creator who reveal his wishes and to the Great Creator, ruler of health and life.”Slide9
2. What roles do trees play in other religions? P. 41
Tree of Good and Evil , see Genesis 2:15Tree of Eternal Life see Genesis 2:8-9Yggdrasil Norse world tree
Sacred groves for Germanic tribesSlide10
Faithkeepers
What is the role of Faithkeepers in the Iroquois nation? P. 42“They preserve and pass on the spiritual belief system by conducting ritual ceremonies.”Usually one man and one womanSlide11
Dorothy Green: Faithkeeper
1. How did Dorothy Green fulfill her role as a Faithkeeper? P. 42“Attended ceremonies, sang songs, danced the dances”Slide12
Vision Quest
Definition: p. 43A rite of passage to adulthood common to most aboriginal religions.What is the purpose of the Vision Quest?“They seek a message from a guardian spirit in animal or other form, after a period of fasting and prayer.”Slide13
Are there other religions that have rituals similar to Vision Quests?
Video Clip, “The idea of a Walkabout.”Video clips about
Vision Quests.Slide14
Lame Deer’s Vision
Read about the Sioux medicine man Lame Deer’s vision. P. 44 1. What is the purpose of ritual purification before a spiritual quest?“To prepare the soul to receive the vision.”2. Why does a Shaman or elder act as a guide?
“They have gone through the ritual and understand it.”Slide15
Lame Deer: Seeker of Visions
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Oral Teachings
1. How are prayers and stories passed on to the next generations? P. 45Oral TraditionsElders and Shamans memorize stories and songs and pass them on to the next generation. (Like Homer’s Iliad and Oddyssey
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Handsome Lake p. 45, 46
1. The “Good Message” of Handsome Lake. A.C. Parker’s transcription of a holder (faithkeeper
) reciting the message of Handsome Lake. Film Preview.P.46 What are the two main themes of the Good Message (or Gaiwiio)?“You must change your ways or face disaster.”“Those who are wicked will end up in the House of the Punisher, a brother of the CreatorSlide18
Sour Springs Longhouse
The concept of duality. P. 47Two main clan groupings: The Turtle and the Wolf.Slide19
Elders
1. What is the definition of ‘elder’ in the aboriginal community? P. 482. What is the role of elders in the aboriginal community?Slide20
The False Face Society
1. Who are they? P. 49“Iroquois medicine men knowledgeable in herbs and ritual prayers.”2. Why do members wear masks with broken noses?“The Creator caused the Great False Face to break his nose after a contest.”
The story of False Face. Read on p. 49 False Face Images.