The Arawak people were a group of indigenous people who once inhabited large parts of South America and the Caribbean. Their culture and way of life were shaped by their relationship with the natural...

Native American Culture Aspects The culture of the indigenous people of America varies enormously. The language, dress and customs vary greatly from one culture to another. This is due to the extensive distribution of...

Native American Symbols Native American Symbols provide people with a fun and interesting story of life, the spirit and of course nature. The Native American people were very close or in harmony with nature,...

Native American Heritage Do you know that there are 567 sovereign Native American nations in the United States? Called in English as tribes, nations, clans, pueblos, communities or villages, 230 of them are in...

Native American Rituals There are similarities between Native American rituals and spirituals for their traditions, including creation myths, roles or supernatural beings in folklore, oral traditions, history and legends. In addition, traditional ways of...

Smudging Smoke purification (known as “smudging” in English) is a cultural ceremony observed by different Indigenous peoples in other parts of the world. Although the practices differ, purification is still used for medicinal and...