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The Hopi Native girl, after undergoing important rites of adolescence, (usually between the age of 16 and 20) is ready to receive suitors. In former days it was customary to give an informal picnic on the day following an important ritual. If a girl had decided on a youth as a future mate, she would […]
When Being With Child Do’s• Talk with „corn pollen‟ sprinkled words• Have ceremonies• Keep thoughts good• Say dawn prayers daily• Keep the peace Don’ts• Argue with partner or others• Allow bad thoughts to occupy mind for long periods of time• Scold children• Talk negatively or with criticism Navajo Ceremonies for Births • Blessing waySONG OF […]
An Iroquois Legend – Ancient Clan System At a time when the population of the Haudenosaunee increased so did the incidents of death. Tradition dictates that we grieve family members for a period of one year. However, the population grew so rapidly that our people found themselves constantly grieving. One family member would die before […]
With the pristine wisdom granted them, the First People understood that the earth was a living entity like themselves. She was their mother: they were made from her flesh, and they suckled at her breast. For her milk was the grass upon which all animals grazed and the corn which had been created specially to […]
