Unit 2 Flashcards
(28 cards)
1978 U.S. law to guarantee freedom of religious practice for Native Americans.
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
An academic term for the center of the world, which connects the earth with the heavens.
axis mundi
Famous Lakota religious leader.
Black Elk
Mythic ancestor of the Navajo people who created the first humans.
Changing Woman
The basis of Navajo ceremonial practice; includes chants, prayers, songs, and other ritual practice.
chantway
Religious resistance movements in 1870 and 1890 that originated in Nevada among Paiute peoples.
Ghost Dance
A sacred structure of Pueblo peoples.
hogan
Ancestors to the Navajo people, described in mythic narratives.
Holy People
Navajo conception of a spiritual force that inhabits every element of creation.
Holy Wind
Renewal dance of Yurok people.
Jump Dance
(Hopi), Pueblo spiritual beings.
kachina
Rite of passage for young Navajo women.
Kinaalda
A Pomo woman who was well known as healer and basket weaver.
Mabel Mckay
A church founded in the early twentieth century based on peyote religion.
Native American Church
Hallucinogenic cactus used in many Native American religions.
peyote
(Quiche Mayan, “council book”), The Quiche Mayan book of creation.
Popol Vuh
Comanche man who called for the embrace of peyote religion.
Quanah Parker
(Aztec), Aztec God and important culture hero in Mexico.
Quetzalcoatl
Rituals that mark the transition from one social stage to another.
rites of passage
Rituals that seek to enhance natural processes, like rain or fertility, or to strengthen the solidarity of a group.
rite of renewal
A painting made with sand used by Navajo healers to treat ailments.
sand painting
Midsummer ritual common to many Native American religions; details vary across cultures.
Sun Dance
A structure built for ritually cleansing and purifying the body.
sweat lodge
A typical conical structure of the tribes of the Great Plains which is often constructed with a sacred blueprint.
tipi/teepee
