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Title: GODS


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GODS RITES
  • Indian customs

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The god creator of all things
  • Native Americans believe in a god creator of all
    things,  The Great spirit .
  • They believe too in auxiliary spirits (fire
    spirit, wind spirit or hunt god).

3
The kachinas
  • These spirits are called Kachinas. They are the
    manifestation of the gods on Earth,the messengers
    of the gods to the men.

4
  • They are embodied in masked dancers
  • During ceremonies, Adult give children kachinas
    dolls.

5
Totem poles and dream catchers
  • The totem pole is a vertical sculpture
    representing a mythical being, the ancestor of
    the tribe.
  • The dream catcher is a trap for nightmares. It
    only lets the goods dreams through.

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Shaman/Medecine man
  • The shaman or medecine man heals the members of
    the tribes with herbs and prayers.

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THE END By Alexandre And Th?mas
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