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Tag Archive: great-spirit

Great Spirit Symbol

Great Spirit Symbol

Native American Symbols, like the Great Spirit symbol, can vary in meaning from one tribe to another and across the culture groups of North America. Discover facts and information about the meanings

Cherokee Prophecies

Cherokee Prophecies(310x240)

There was the cycle of the mineral, the rock. There was the cycle of the plant. And now we are in the cycle of the animal coming to the end of that and beginning the cycle of the human

Medicine Wheel – The Native American Circle of Life

Medicine Wheel1

The medicine wheel is sacred, the native people believe, because the Great Spirit caused everything in nature to be round. The Sun, Sky, Earth and Moon are round. Thus, man should look upon the

Men Visit the Sky – Seminole

Seminole Tribe(310x240)

Near the beginning of time, five Seminole Indian men wanted to visit the sky to see the Great

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Meaning of the Drum Symbol

Native American Indian Drum(310x240)

Native American Indians were a deeply spiritual people and they communicated their history, thoughts, ideas and dreams from generation to generation through Symbols and Signs such as the Drum

Meaning of the Yei Symbol

Meaning of the Yei Symbol(310x240)

Native American Indians were a deeply spiritual people and they communicated their history, thoughts, ideas and dreams from generation to generation through Symbols and Signs such as the Yei symbol

The Legend Of Devil’s Hole

The Inside View of the Limestone Cave at Devil's Hole1

On his return to Lake Ontario, LaSalle and his guide passed the huge cavern in the cliff of the gorge, below the whirlpool, which is known today as the Devil's Hole. LaSalle look down into it, and

An Abenaki Legend – Great Spirit

Great Spirit1

The Great Spirit, in a time not known to us looked about and saw nothing. No colors, no beauty. Time was silent in darkness. There was no sound. Nothing could be seen or felt. The Great Spirit

Holy Eagle

Holy Eagle(310x240)

It is the strongest and bravest of all birds. For this reason, the eagle and its feathers have been chosen to

Storm Maker’s Tipi

Storm Maker's Tipi1

Man and Woman had no shelter at that time, but when Storm Maker blew the first winds of winter, they shivered, huddling close to their cooking fire. Napi knew they would need a shelter. While he was

The Faithkeeper

St Kateri Tekakwitha(310x240)

There are many people in our lives who may accept to serve us as a Faithkeeper. We may see these roles filled by the clergy, authors, lecturers, TV and radio talk show

Animal Medicine: Sparrow

Sparrow(310x240)

Sparrow Medicine is a grain and seed eating bird. This is not to say they won't go rummaging through your trash because they

Animal Medicine: Falcon

Falcon(310x240)

Falcon People are learning to maneuver about the planet at rapid speeds while at the same time taking in all the details and maintaining a discriminating

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