Search results for "Native American mythology" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Paul Radin (April 2, 1883 – February 21, 1959) was an American linguist ... 1956). The Trickster: A Study in Native American Mythology. Greenwood Press ...11 KB (1,587 words) - 01:29, 23 November 2022
- Found in the mythology, folklore, and religion of virtually all world ... from a mixture of African and Native American mythology, thus attributing ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 16:52, 2 May 2023
- in the Passamaquoddy language) are a Native American/First Nations people ... the number of children who speak the native language. To modern Western ...15 KB (2,152 words) - 18:56, 23 March 2023
- The Wichita are Native Americans of the United States who speak Wichita ... tribe.Frederick Webb Hodge, Handbook Of American Indians V2: North Of Mexico ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 18:44, 4 May 2023
- In technical discourse, however, as in American usage, the term "weasel ... giants in comparison to the weasels; in American usage, both species would ...13 KB (1,923 words) - 18:44, 17 April 2023
- they have proven useful in the study of mythology, literature, and religions ... processes. Jung hypothesized that all of mythology could be taken as a type ...28 KB (4,297 words) - 06:17, 12 August 2023
- The Abenaki (or Abnaki) are a tribe of Native American and First Nations ... diptheria, and measles, affected the native populations (Sultzman 1997). ...20 KB (2,915 words) - 04:46, 14 June 2023
- completely with earth, best known from the Native American cultures of the ... between their lifestyle and their mythology, ensuring the passing on ...18 KB (2,809 words) - 17:35, 12 February 2024
- food of many indigenous peoples. (See Native American management of acorn ... ===Native American management of acorn resources=== Acorns were a traditional ...14 KB (2,247 words) - 17:31, 16 February 2023
- swan (Cygnus buccinator) is the largest native North American bird if measured ... feathers on its wings, and the South American black-necked Swan has a ...16 KB (2,404 words) - 00:35, 27 February 2023
- The Pawnee (also Paneassa, Pari, Pariki) are a Native American tribe ... The Pawnee ceded territory to the American government in treaties in ...20 KB (3,218 words) - 01:45, 23 November 2022
- The Shoshone (also spelled Shoshoni) are a Native American tribe with ... who remains one of the most famous Native American women in history ...26 KB (4,027 words) - 20:03, 21 April 2023
- The Zuni (also spelled Zuñi) or Ashiwi are a Native American tribe ... black scout Estevanico was the first non-Native to reach this area. When ...22 KB (3,332 words) - 06:15, 13 June 2023
- considered an important tradition in some Native American cultures. Sweats ... ==Native American Sweat Lodges== Indigenous peoples of the Americas ...18 KB (2,798 words) - 14:18, 28 April 2023
- "SIM-shee-an" are Indigenous, or Native American and First Nation ... the Skeena River").Lyle Campbell, American Indian Languages: The Historical ...27 KB (4,093 words) - 18:32, 2 May 2023
- The bovids are the largest family of hoofed mammals and are native ... in species such as the wildebeest and the American bison. In many species, ...11 KB (1,682 words) - 01:57, 12 January 2023
- American composer George Rochberg offered the following observation ... At the outset of the twentieth century, there were few native Spanish ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 31, 1987) was an American ... West Show. He was fascinated by the naked Native American who put his ear ...35 KB (5,308 words) - 07:20, 10 August 2022
- by leaders of the Onondaga tribe about the Native American religious traditions ... the relationship between theology, mythology, and science" in a ...17 KB (2,414 words) - 21:25, 9 February 2024
- are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans who historically ... family.Shirley Silver and Wick R. Miller, American Indian Languages: Cultural ...27 KB (4,037 words) - 06:29, 11 January 2024
- A mystical, mythical, or legendary creature is a creature from mythology ... — have their origin in traditional mythology and were at one time believed ...32 KB (4,984 words) - 22:44, 10 November 2022
- census.gov/statab/www/sa04aian.pdf American Indian, Alaska Native Tables ... quot; or "land of the sun," are American Indians now living primarily ...20 KB (2,983 words) - 13:48, 3 May 2023
- along the Mosquito Coast. There is a native Miskito language, but large ... and through the Federation of Central American States. However, they were ...25 KB (3,718 words) - 11:09, 10 March 2023
- she stipulated that only naturalized or native male Hawaiians could vote ... 17, 1893, aided by John L. Stevens, the American minister in Hawaii, who ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 15:42, 7 December 2022
- a peacock or an eagle. According to Greek mythology, the phoenix lived in Arabia ... station settled upon the ruins of a Native American site. The first ...14 KB (2,311 words) - 14:23, 19 March 2024
- European mainland, salamanders are not a native species of either Great Britain ... with human culture, being represented in mythology, legends, folklore, literature ...12 KB (1,655 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- brought them great troubles. As with many Native Americans, their numbers ... territory. The Penobscot sided with the American forces in the Revolutionary War. ...23 KB (3,545 words) - 07:18, 23 November 2022
- being featured in legends and mythology as portents or harbingers ... Common ravens are distinguished from American crows by having wedge ...26 KB (3,938 words) - 06:28, 11 January 2024
- The Yuman are Native American tribes who live along the lower Colorado ... conflicts, with the Spanish and later the American cavalry who defended forts ...21 KB (3,010 words) - 10:25, 7 June 2023
- in popularity with many people in Latin American countries and eventually ... States, and other areas with large Latin American populations. In modern Santeria ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 03:21, 23 December 2022
- #039;s non-aboriginal population possess Native American ancestry, in varying ... reducciones along lines similar to North American reservation systems. Subsequent ...21 KB (3,210 words) - 11:10, 9 March 2023
- with the folk idioms and melodies of his native Bohemia. ... Burleigh, one of the earliest African-American composers. Although Burleigh ...18 KB (2,917 words) - 12:12, 30 October 2021
- and vines in the family Moraceae. It is native throughout the tropics with ... male and short female flowers. All the native fig trees of the American ...16 KB (2,692 words) - 19:39, 26 March 2024
- effort to promote history painting to a native audience more interested ... , artist, patriot, and founder of a major American art dynasty, named several ...12 KB (1,771 words) - 18:05, 27 July 2023
- |flag_caption = Oklahoma Choctaw Battalion Flag during the American ... |related = Five Civilized Tribesother Native American groups ...38 KB (5,802 words) - 17:09, 10 December 2023
- was a powerful and unique gathering of Native American tribes that lived ... British, a schism developed during the American Revolutionary War when the ...41 KB (6,201 words) - 23:24, 9 December 2021
- Although the text is often used as a sourcebook for Greek mythology ... societies to justify and reaffirm their native cultural, social and political ...19 KB (3,043 words) - 18:20, 30 April 2023
- |rels= Native Traditional |langs=English, Hopi |related= ... The Hopi are a Native American nation, the westernmost group of Pueblo ...33 KB (5,396 words) - 13:43, 2 February 2024
- covered the Great Plains of the North American continent. They were accomplished ... of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana. ...26 KB (3,951 words) - 18:11, 31 October 2023
- The madtoms of E North American streams have brightly colored patterns ... weight of 400 lb (180 kg) and are the only native catfish species known of ...17 KB (2,573 words) - 01:37, 13 January 2023
- one of the first dance departments in an American university. It has since ... Ruth St. Denis was the first American dancer to incorporate the traditions ...12 KB (1,963 words) - 23:52, 21 August 2022
- Ho-Chunk or Winnebago (as they are commonly called) are a tribe of ... the number given is only 2,500. With other native Americans, the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago ...25 KB (3,880 words) - 11:01, 15 May 2023
- such as, but not limited to, religion, mythology, art, music, government ... such atrocities as the forced removal of Native Americans from their land ...26 KB (3,726 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- The term Greek mythology refers to the collection of tales belonging ... Greek mythology has exercised an extensive and profound influence ...45 KB (6,635 words) - 21:31, 12 July 2023
- surrounded in pulp. The pomegranate is native from Persia Iran to the Himalayas ... and a recurring token in Greek and Roman mythology. It continues to serve ...26 KB (3,898 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- Rabbits are an important component of their native ecosystems in which ... recognized by organizations such as the American Rabbit Breeders' Association ...28 KB (4,391 words) - 16:17, 7 December 2022
- the Greek word minthe, mentioned in Greek mythology as Minthe or Mentha, a ... * Brickell, C., and J. D. Zuk. 1997. The American Horticultural Society: ...17 KB (2,569 words) - 16:11, 9 November 2022
- or "horse biter." In some South American countries, dragonflies are ... In East Asia and among Native Americans, dragonflies have a far better ...17 KB (2,444 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2024
- ====Native American traditions==== [[Image:Native American basketball team.jpg|right|thumb|Native American ...40 KB (5,959 words) - 00:36, 27 February 2023
- a group of ethnobotanists and scholars of mythology (Carl A. P. Ruck, Jeremy ... role in the spiritual practices of American cultures for millennia. ...32 KB (4,699 words) - 18:57, 13 February 2024
