Native Americans and African Indigenous Traditions

Sitting Bull

Great Sioux chief who did the Sun Dance and had a vision of Custer and his men gathered at the Little Big Horn

Little Big Horn

place of Custer's "last stand" or revenge for Sand Creek Massacre

Wind River Reservation

in Central Wyoming, Northern Arapaho and Shoshone live here

Artifacts

items that remind one of their religion, have helped to revitalize Native Americans

Fort Hall Reservation

in Eastern Idaho, Shoshone and Bannock tribes live here

Pow wow

gathering of the tribes for ceremonies and religious dances

Vision quest

a yearlong spiritual commitment to work with a spiritual leader, including fasting, hiking, seeking to discover a spirit animal or some direction in life

Sun Dance

a religious dance around a tall tree, dancers are connected to it, involving bleeding and seeking a vision

Wovoka

Paiute prophet who learned about the Ghost Dance and taught it as a way to save Native Americans from the bullets of the soldiers

ghost dance

three or so days of fasting and thirsting leading to visions of "the other world" designed to help Natives survive the onslaught of the European settlers. Ghost shirts were supposed to keep the bullets from wounding

Wounded Knee

last "battle" involving soldiers shooting mostly unarmed Natives

Animals

brothers and sisters of Native people

the land

sacred gift from God, connected Indians to the source of life

medicine

any kind of power to heal or bring comfort, could be a person, some artifacts, a song, etc

Chief Joseph

Nez Perce chief who led a small band of Indians against larger group of soldiers across Idaho, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more"

Nez Perce Indians

used the Appaloosa, migrated from around Eastern Oregon, through Idaho to the Camas prairie

Indians

name given by Columbus to Natives of the land he "discovered"

Native American

a name describing many different tribes who lived in the land which became known as America

Buffalo

once roamed all over North America by the millions

White buffalo

a sacred symbol of rebirth and renewal

White Buffalo Woman

She came from the spirit world to teach sacred rituals such as the pipe ceremony. She transformed into a Buffalo in several different colors

Navajo

How many sheep will it hold? Sacred deerskin moccasins

Ferdinand Columbus

Sees natives from the point of view of being a Christian

Pierre de Smet

Jesuit missionary to the Plains Indians

Red Cloud

Sioux chief who counseled for peace with U.S. soldiers

Red Cloud School

Lakota Catholic Jesuit run school, seeking reconciliation through language and tribal cultural education

Harney Peak

Re-named Black Elk peak, popular vision quest location

Cataldo Mission

the oldest building in Idaho. The Mission of the Sacred Heart was constructed between 1850 and 1853 by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wakan Tanka

The Great Spirit

Mitakuye Oyasin

"We are all connected" (don't say it unless you are Lakota)

Five Federally Recognized Tribes in Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce, and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

St. Kateri Tekakwitha

the first Native American saint from the United States, was canonized in 2012

Nicholas Black Elk

Sioux medicine man, converted to Catholicism is considered Servant of God by the Catholic church

African diaspora

the dispersal of African people to other parts of the world through slavery, bringing their indigenous traditions with them

Voudoo

African diasporic tradition found in Haiti, mixing with Catholic Christianity. (French)

Santeria

African diasporic tradition found in Cuba and among Cuban Americans mixing with Catholic Christianity (Spanish)

Candomble

African diasporic tradition found in Brazil mixing with Catholic Christianity (Portugese)

Rastafari

African diasporic tradition found in Jamaica mixing with Protestant Christianity (British)