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Sweat Lodge: What do you say upon entering or leaving?

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Mitakuye Oyasin

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Sweat Lodge: What does the darkness in the sweat lodge signify?

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Ignorance, symbolizes our connection and ability to feel the spirit without distraction of the physical

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Sweat Lodge: What do you pray for?

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To get whatever you need from the lodge

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Sweat Lodge: Why do you kneel?

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Symbolizes humility and connection with the spirit

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Sweat Lodge: What do the first 7 rocks signify?

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The seven directions

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Significance of Smudging Before Ceremonies

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-Before a person can be healed or heal another, one must be cleansed of any bad feelings, thoughts, spirits or negative energy
-Cleansing both spiritually and physically
-This helps the healing to come through in a clear way, without being distorted or sidetracked by negativity
-Ceremonies must be entered with a good heart in order to connect with the spiritual world.

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The drumbeat

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The heartbeat of Mother Earth

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What is Heyoka?

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-Mirror
-Shows us the other side of the mirror
-Exposes our follies

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Black Elk: How old was he?

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9 years old, waited to tell the vision because he thought he was too young for anyone to listen to him

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Black Elk: 6th Grandfather

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-Was Black Elk
-Represented Mother Earth

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Black Elk: 5th Grandfather

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Representing the Great Spirit

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White Buffalo Calf Woman: Treatment of Braves

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-One brave came with impure thoughts: was killed
-One brave came to take information back to the tribe

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White Buffalo Calf Woman: What did she bring to the people?

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the 7 ceremonies

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White Buffalo Calf Woman: What did she turn into as she was leaving?

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-Different colored Buffalo
-The 4 major races

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4 parts of the Sacred Pipe

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-Stem: wood
-Bowl: clay
-Picture: represents the animals
-Feathers: represent the winged people

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Throwing the Ball Ceremony: What does the ball represent?

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Wisdom

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Throwing the Ball Ceremony: Who participates?

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Only young girls

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Sundance: What pierces the chest?

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An eagle talon

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Sundance: How long does it last?

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4 days of dancing

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Sundance: Who are the only people dancing and why?

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Men, to show respect to women and the pain they feel for childbirth

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Sundance: What is the rope attached to?

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The tree of life in the middle

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Vision Quest: How long?

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4 days

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Vision Quest: What are the preparations?

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-Fast
-Pray
-Do a sweat lodge
-Do a saging

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Vision Quest: How do you pick the place?

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You don’t, it picks you

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Purpose for the Talking Stick
-Allows members to present their own sacred point of view/ truth -Passed from person to person -You are only allowed to speak when holding the talking stick -Each person must listen closely to the words being spoken so as not to repeat what was previously said or ask impertinent questions.
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Alcatraz: Why pick Alcatraz?
-First thing you see when you come to America from the Pacific is Alcatraz island -Just like a reservation: no running water, no food, no sanitation -Symbolism of Indians going to a prison
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Alcatraz: Name of the boat that transported them to Alcatraz?
Monte Cristo
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Alcatraz: What did they intend to create on Alcatraz?
-A center for Native American Studies -An American Indian Spiritual Center -An ecology center -An American Indian Museum
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Alcatraz: How long were they there?
19 months
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Dennis Banks, Clyde Bellecourt, George Mitchell
Founders of AIM
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Where was AIM founded?
Minneapolis
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Trail of Broken Treaties Overview
-Occupied the BIA building -Made a variety of demands to the government
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Trail of Broken Treaties: Demands
1) Restoration of constitutional treaty-making authority 2) establishment of Treaty Commission to make new treaties 3) Address to the American people and joint session of Congress 4) Commission to review treaty commitments and violations 5) Resubmission of unratified treaties to the Senate 6) All Indians to be governed by treaty relations 7) Mandatory relief against treaty rights violations 8) Judicial recognition of Indian right to interpret treaties 9) Creation of Congressional Joint Committee on reconstruction of Indian relations 10) Land reform and restoration of 110-million Native land acre base 11) Restoration of rights to Indians terminated by enrollment and revocation of prohibitions against 'dual benefits' 12) Repeal of state laws that gave sole power to State for governing Indians 13) Resume federal protective jurisdiction for offenses against Indians 14) Abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 15) Creation of a "Office of Federal Indian Relations and Community Reconstruction" 16) Priorities of the proposed new office 17) Indian commerce and tax immunities 18) Protection of Indians' religious freedom and cultural integrity 19) National referendums and forms of Indian organization 20) Health, housing, employment, economic development and education
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Incident of Oglala: Reservation and Compound
Pine Ridge Reservation Jumping Bull Compound
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Incident at Oglala: What incident triggered it?
Jimmy Eagle stole some cowboy boots, caused the FBI to come
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Incident at Oglala: From where was Peltier extradited?
Canada
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Incident at Oglala: What bird led them to safety while they were escaping?
Hawk
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Incident at Oglala: What does the acronym GOONS stand for?
Guardians of the Oglala Nation
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What legally qualifies someone for tribal membership?
Blood content 1) Being a direct descendant of a previously or currently enrolled tribal member 2) Being able to document this relationship
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What is a 'twinkie'?
Someone who wants to be an Indian but doesn't have a clue about the culture/ traditions
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Why do traditional Indians consider 'Redskin' to be offensive?
Inherently racist, viewed as de-humanizing
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Ira Hayes
-Navajo Code Talker -Raised the flag at Iwo Jima -Received the medal of Honor -Became an alcoholic -Died homeless -Helped to reveal the identity of a Marine flag raiser who died a few days after the photo was taken
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Jim Thorpe
The first Native American to win olympic gold for the U.S. -Track and Field athlete -Also played baseball and basketball at the elite level -Most versatile athletes of all time -Began career at Carslile Indian Industrial School -Easily won events with minimal training -Was not recognized as a U.S. citizen -Chronic drunk
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Billy Mills
-Track and field athlete -Winner of the 10,000 meter -Advocate for the Native American community -Greatest olympic upsets -Born on pine ridge -Role model for young Native Americans -Inducted into Olympic Hall of Fame -President of Running Strong for American Indian Youth
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Ramsey Clark
-Attorney General of the United States -Said that Leonard Peltier was innocent
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Robert John Pratt
Organized and ran the Save Our Sovereignty march from San Diego to Sacramento
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Dino Butler and Bob Robidoux
Two first defendants who stood trial for the killing of the two FBI agents
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Jimmy Eagle
Stole the cowboy boots, started the Oglala incident
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Myrtle Poor Bear
-Leonard Peltier's 'girlfriend' who was interviewed -Witness who was coerced into changing her testimony which led to the conviction of Peltier
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John Trudell
One of the spokespeople for AIM on Alcatraz
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Anna Mae Aquash
Had her hands cut off to identify her body
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Richard Oakes
Head of the Alcatraz operation, lost his daughter at sea
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Dick Wilson
Head of the GOONS, the sheriff
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Leonard Crow Dog
Spiritual leader for the Lakota nation
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William Kunstler
Lawyer for Leonard Peltier
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Joe Stuntz
Indian who was killed at the Oglala incident
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Causes of Alcoholism in Indians
-Endemic alcoholism -Family dysfunction -Generational drinking patterns -Historical trauma -Increasing distance from traditions and language -Isolation -Little hope -No positive support/ role models
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Philosophy About Protection of the Earth
-Mother Earth is central -Not giving thanks for her gifts= destruction of our species -"Respect the Earth or all is a waste"- Lakota Times 1992 -"We have taken our grandchildren by the hair, lifted their hands back and slit their throats" -Oren Lyons
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AIM: Ideology and Methodology
-Focuses on spirituality, leadership and sovereignty -Formed to address various issues concerning the Native American urban community including poverty, housing, treaty issues and police harassment -National Council on Indian Opportunity: created but U.S. government again failed to follow through on their promises and Natives felt they needed an organized voice to challenge the status quo -Committed to improving conditions faced by Native peoples
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Purpose/ Intent of Indian Ceremonies
-Ceremonies help provide road maps that restore our dreams, express our visions, and give us hope -They provide us with an opportunity to experience awe- a state in which we lift ourselves out of the ordinary and into a different level of consciousness -Help to make sense out of experiences in our lives and to teach ethical ways of breathing meaning into life. -Ceremony is a time to seek guidance, to share community, to look within, to touch people, practices, dreams, and imagination -Ceremonies can help provide a way to get in touch with courage and inspiration in order to find healing in a symbolic form

Native American Experience (2 decks)

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