1. Native American Beliefs

2. Terminology Where did the term “Indian” originate? American Indian Amerindian Native American Native First Nation Indigenous ndn

5. Who Were These People? 550 different languages and societies identified in North America Five major language groups: Algonkian, Hokan-Sioux, Uto-Aztecan, Athabascan, and Penutian Nations vs. Tribes

6. Did They Have Anything in Common? Worldview Sense of relationship Sacred is personal to the tribe/nation Geography Harmony Trickster figure

7. Northern Hunting Religion

8. Southern Agricultural Religion

9. Northern Hunting Religion Identification with a spirit animal Supernatural aid in hunting came from animals Shaman “Fearful” of women’s fertility power

10. Migration Timeline 12,000 BC 11,000 BC 10,000 BC 9,000 BC8,000 BC7,000 BC6,000 BC5,000 BC4,000 BC3,000 BC2,000 BC1,000 BC01000 AD2000 AD

11. Southern Agricultural Religions Evolved from the Northern Hunting Religions People came from the ground/holes in the ground Petition to the sun and seasons Worship focused on seasonal rituals

12. Some Creation Myths Potawatomi Hopi

13. Native American Religion Disney Style! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oavSum61gA