Hmong History FAQ kaiyu I took a class in Native Americans, and Native American culture and way of life is pretty similar to Hmong culture. Perhaps Native Americans are our ancestors. http://www.pebhmong.com/forum/index.php?topic=45401.55%3Bwap2
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Culture Clash: The Puritans and The Native Americans
Culture Clash: The Puritans and the Native Americans Culture Clash: The Puritans and the Native Americans In 1608, a group of Christian separatists from the Church of England fled to the Netherlands and then to the “New World” in search of the freedom to practice their fundamentalist form of Christianity (dubbed Puritanism). The group of […]
Hmong The Lost Culture
Hmong the lost culture
Native American Women Fighting to Preserve Their Culture
Native Americans represent just one per cent of the US population and some languages have only one speaker left. Now a new generation is fighting to preserve the culture. Native American Women Fighting To Preserve Their Culture Native Americans represent just one per cent of the US population and some languages have only one speaker […]
4 Ways to Honor Native Americans Without Appropriating Our Culture
Nicely written article! 4 Ways To Honor Native Americans Without Appropriating Our Culture August 26, 2014 by Taté Walker I recently had a friend – a nice white lady I’ve known for years – ask me whether buying moccasins for her infant son would be considered cultural appropriation, and therefore offensive. She has read my many rants on things […]
Mom Takes on Hmong Culture for Bone Marrow Donor for Son
Mom Takes On Hmong Culture For Bone Marrow Donor For Son In many ways, Maly Lee and Mason are just like any other mother and young son. But in other ways, their relationship is very different, Bill Hudson reports (2:39). http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/9599965-mom-takes-on-hmong-culture-for-bone-marrow-donor-for-son/
Native American History – How the Powwow Began
“Powwow was an Algonquin term, “pauwau” or “pauau”, which referred to a gathering of medicine men and spiritual leaders. “Pauwauing” referred to a religious ceremony, usually one of curing. In the 1800’s the European explorers observing these religious gatherings and dances mispronounced the word as powwow. (Jennings, The Invasion of America, p. 241.) In 1646 […]
Hmong Traditions – Rituals & Ceremonies: Wedding Ceremony
Wedding Ceremony: Traditional Hmong marriage involves elaborate preparation, a symbolic ceremony, and huge banquets. Depending upon the affluence of the families involved, the wedding can last anywhere from one to three days. Gift exchange between the two families, as well as elegant food preparation, always precedes the ceremony. A Hmong wedding ritual involves tying a […]
Hmong Traditions – Rituals & Ceremonies: Soul Calling
Soul-Calling: One ritual and ceremony would be the “existence of souls” also known as “soul-calling”, is often performed when a person is sick. This is sometimes complemented by the use of herbal medicine and magic formulas or “khawv koob” to extract the bad spirit from the body of the sick person or to heal a […]
Hmong Traditions – Rituals & Ceremonies
There are many rituals and ceremonies that the Hmongs practice. The clan elders used to perform the traditional ceremonies but now rarely do. Majority of the rituals and ceremonies are performed by a shaman. There are specific rituals, chanting and ceremonies that must be performed by a shaman in order to discover what the problem […]
