Native american rituals

Popular Native American symbols used for clothing and tattooing on their bodies that represent various aspects of their lives.

The sacred pipe, or Chanupa, can be found through many Native American tribes, and is still used in rituals today. In your ceremonies, what favorite offerings and tools do you use?

Native American Prayer to the Four Directions

Medicine wheel

The Medicine Wheel Native American Teachings is of a circle, a symbol, which is filled with many of the teachings and wisdom past down from generation to generation in the First Nations culture. These teachings, protocols, and wisdom vary from tribe to tribe, elder to elder, person to person. So come along with us and let's explore just some of the teachings of the medicine wheel.

A shameless self-promoter, Catlin purchased this Blackfoot /Siksika medicine man's bearskin & wore it to enliven the presentation of his gallery. (Smithsonian American Art Museum) George Catlin’s Obsession By Bruce Watson Smithsonian Magazine December 2002 One day in 1805, a 9-year-old boy exploring the woods along the Susquehanna River in south-central New York came face-to-face with an Oneida Indian. The boy froze, terrified. Towering over him, the Indian lifted a hand in friendship. The…

Healing Rituals have been part of every religion and belief system since antiquity. Self-preservation is such a powerful instinct which when combined with true magic can achieve miracles. Therefore, we can find beautiful healing secrets in most traditions. Native American Healing practices are considered one of the most powerful ones. Probably because they are bold […]