Indigenous Spirituality Review

held to celebrate rites of passage and include feasts, theatrical performances and gifts

Indigenous people only live in North America and South America.

The location of an important standoff to stop a golf course from being built on sacred lands

The belief that all things human and non human have spirits and souls

Honouring deceased family members through memorials, shrines or prayers.

Ceremony banned by the Canadian Gov't because it required participants to tear their flesh

The gathering of Indigenous people with ritual dances, drumming and chanting is known as wampum

Indigenous People only believe in one Creator and not any other personified spirits

Long, uncut hair is just a fashion trend among Indigenous People.

Shaking Tent is a ceremony to speak with the spirits.

Sacred herbs are burned & cleansing smoke is washed over the body to purify people and places.

The supreme leader of a band is the shaman.

Indigenous group of the Canadian Arctic who are mostly Christians

Members of the same clans intermarry in order to preserve bloodlines and heritage.

A social event with ceremonies, dance competitions and pride in heritage.

an isolation journey to seek your purpose in life- rite of passage

These lands were created as part of the Indian Acts of 1876 and 1895

Handsome Lake is the place where the first reserve was created

Canada has always celebrated National Indigenous Day on June 21.

Residential schools are a major factor in the rates of suicide and alcoholism among Indigenous peoples

One must fast and purify oneself in order to be “open” to a vision quest.

Most Indigenous kids who attended a residential school were only educated to grade 3 or 5.

Iroquois holy many who taught that witchcraft, black magic and abortion were wrong

Recognition of an aspect of nature as having a special relationship with a tribe or clan.

Indigenous people believe in reincarnation.

An offering to the spirits designed to honour or bring good fortune to a person or group.

Predicting the future through magic.

One origin theory that many believe is that their people simply “came out of the ground"

Res schools were set up on reservations so Indigenous children could still retain their culture

The suicide rate among Indigenous youth is 6x lower than that of the average Canadian.

Religiously oriented boarding schools for Indigenous that were sources of abuse

Action(s) that must be avoided because of harmful effects that could come to a person or group.

this person was beatified as a saint in 1980 and is the saint of the environment

“Reading the Bones” in the MTV video was an activity similar to fortune telling or palm reading

Medicine pouches should never be touched by anyone besides the wearer or the elder

Orange shirt day is when Canadians wear orange to raise awareness about the Residential School System and its survivors

person respected for their age and wisdom

The creation of this was the result of the largest land claim settlement in Canadian History.

The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996.

A symbol of strength that gives the holder the power to represent others

Rituals that mark the passage from one life phase to another.

the medicine person and spiritual leader of a tribe

All First Nations people live on a reserve.