What were the common characteristics of all Indian cultures in the New World, and what were the important…?
What were the common characteristics of all Indian cultures in the New World, and what were the important differences among them?
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over 700 tribes TODAY that are federally recognized and hundred more waiting. There’s literally only a handful of things we ALL have in common.
Elders led the clans, made the decisions, were honored and looked to for wisdom.
We use smoke when we pray
FIRE is sacred
MOST of our tribal names mean some derivative of HUMAN (human being, man, the people”
That’s pretty much it, that we ALL have in common.
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They all had religions, close to the Earth, used the number 4 in folklore (North, South, East, West), were agrarian.
Some were aggressive, some peaceful; some lived in caves, some in tents; some were isolated, some related to other tribes.
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Another similarity is they lived in harmony with nature. However, there were over 300 tribes, so there were many other differences than what the first poster said.
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Try these links:
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-4801(195923)15%3A3%3C300%3AWICOTB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8715(194507%2F09)58%3A229%3C225%3ASCOMIF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H
http://orbis.uottawa.ca/local/newacq/nhist.html
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