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Our
Place
and
Responsibility
in
Society
Native
North
America,
Larry
J.
Zimmerman
Sacredness
and
Ceremony
Pages:
74-‐103
The
Life
of
the
Spirit
According
to
this
passage,
how
would
you
describe
the
relationship
between
people
and
the
rest
of
the
world?
Foundations
of
the
Sacred
1-‐
Describe
the
difference
between
“religion”
and
Native
American
“sacred
life”?
2-‐
Give
examples
of
how
a
“sacred
life”
is
illustrated
in
a
Native
American
understanding
or
lifestyle.
3-‐
Re:
Big
Horn
medicine
wheel.
Would
it
be
relevant
to
keep
this
site
in
existence,
if
the
land
were
to
belong
to
the
National
Park
Service
and
was
considering
removing
it
for
more
profitable
or
accessible
reasons?
Nature
and
Spirit
1-‐
Could
you
argue
for/against
the
“scholarly”
theory
that
the
concept
of
Mother
Earth
“predates
contact
with
Whites
or
is
essentially
a
European
construct”?
2-‐
Do
you
see
trends
in
modern
popular
culture
that
resemble
the
information
and
perspectives
in
this
section
titled,
“Nature
and
spirit”?
Kinship
and
Spirit
1-‐
Describe
the
value
in
the
adoption
of
strangers.
Is
this
a
practice
in
other
cultures?
(“culture”)
2-‐
How
can
a
clan
system
have
value
within
a
tribe?
3-‐
Give
a
description
of
how
the
clan
system
might
have
been
interpreted
in
early
U.S.
history
and
how
it
might
be
interpreted
today.
Haida
Villages
1-‐
Examine
the
sentence,
“Such
openings
reflected
the
womb-‐like
nature
of
the
dwellings.”
As
a
student
of
American
Indian
religion
and
philosophy,
could
you
confidently
translate
the
sentence
afore
mentioned?
What
evidence
could
you
use
to
support
your
interpretation?
Sacred
Societies
1-‐
How
would
you
describe
the
role
or
importance
of
Sacred
Societies
within
the
tribe?
How
do
you
suppose
it
was
effective?
2-‐
What
is
the
role/responsibility
of
the
False
Face
Society?
3-‐
Why
do
you
suppose
some
ceremonies
held
by
American
Indians
are
closed
to
the
public/
Ceremonial
Transformations
1-‐
Put
in
context
and
clarify
the
following:
When
a
Blackfoot
holy
man
put
on
a
yellow
bear
hide,
for
his
audience
he
actually
was
the
bear.
2-‐
Are
there
examples
of
sacred
clowns
or
something
similar
in
other
cultures
or
in
our
society
today?
3-‐
What
is
being
accomplished
by
having
transformation,
within
a
tribe
or
ceremony?
The
Powwow
1-‐
Describe
the
significant
importance
to
having
intertribal
powwows
today.
2-‐
How
do
you
suppose
identity
reflects
aspects
of
religion
and
philosophy?
Holy
People
1-‐
Give
your
best
definitions
for
shaman,
medicine
man/woman,
and
holy
people.
2-‐
How
does
skepticism
play
a
role
in
ceremony?
Why
or
how
is
this
important?
Does
discipline
play
a
role?
3-‐
What
are
common
responsibilities
of
holy
people?
Seeking
the
Spirit
1-‐
How
might
an
individual
reveal
they
have
received
“power”?
2-‐
Why
might
someone
not
want
the
“power”?
3-‐
There’s
mention
of
elders
being
close
to
the
spirit
world.
Why
would
this
notion
be
considered?
Rites
of
Passage
1-‐
On
what
occasions
do
rites
of
passage
exist
for
some
American
Indians?
2-‐
How
are
souls
described
and
respected
by
some
American
Indian
people?
Are
these
practices
and
beliefs
similar
in
other
cultures?
Pages:
112-‐113
World
Renewal
1-‐
What
is
world
renewal?
Pages:
136-‐137
The
Ghost
Dance
1-‐
According
to
the
text,
how
do
you
interpret
the
revival
of
the
Ghost
Dance?
2-‐
How
and
why
was
the
ghost
dance
spread
to
other
tribes?
3-‐
What
liberties
were
taken
in
spreading
the
ghost
dance?
Why?
