6 trait model for native spirituality. 1.) religious experience: polytheistic (belief in many gods)...
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6 Trait Model forNative Spirituality
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1.) Religious Experience:• Polytheistic (belief in many gods) vs. monotheistic
(belief in 1 God) • One Supreme Creator-made Holy Mother Earth• Power in the universe is shared with other
Personified Spirits-like the god of the sea “The Sea Woman”
• For Aboriginals, connecting with God means connecting with nature. Nature is very important.
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2.) Sacred Stories: • There are 5 Common myths in Aboriginal
Spirituality- Creation, Trickster, Hero, Divine, Cultural Myths
• These myths deal with a wide range of topics- how the earth began, how the gods came to be, how suffering came to be, etc.
• Rich tradition of sacred stories passed down to share morals/values as well.
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3.) Symbols and Rituals: • Vision quest – coming of age ceremony (Pg 43)• Totems – protective entity in the form of an
animal, natural object or plant (Hand-out)• Sweat lodge – physical and spiritual healing (Pg
40)• Tree of Peace (Pg41)• Eagle feather – symbol of strength (Page 26-27)• Smudging ceremony – sweet grass is burned and
smudged (Page #55)• Sun Dance, Potlatch Ceremony, Shaking Tent, Morning Dance, Sweatlodge.
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4.) Community of Faith: • Elders: The importance of them. • Shamans: believed to have a special connection
to spirit world- so they lead ceremonies and help to interpret vision quests
• Faithkeepers- How traditions are passed on• 6 Aboriginal Cultural Groups In Canada:
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5.) Teaching and Doctrine: • Animism: • Re-Incarnation: Understanding about death and the
afterlife. • Treat the environment with reverence because it
keeps us alive• Be able to understand the connection between Aboriginals and the environment.• David Suzuki’s Nature Challenge
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6.) Morality/Ethics: • life depends on treating the environment with
respect and dignity-Principles of the Earth Charter
• concern for the common good – work together• respect all things of the Creator • do not let technology overtake spirituality• Code of Handsome Lake
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EXPERT TERMS/CONCEPTS
• Polytheistic• Animism• The Golden Rule• Cosmocentric• Nostra Aetate• Shaman• Perspective• Pictography
• Mystery• Code of Handsome
Lake• Trickster• Vision Quest• Elder• Earth Charter• Sweat Lodge• 6 Trait Model