Coming to know
Active participation of new knowledge
Walking in beauty
Having an obligation to live a fully lived life
Reciprocity
Offer tobacco to curtail over-exploitation
Game placation
Offer tobacco before a hunt. Promise to offer life to soil
Mythical psychology
Sense of euphoria you get from a sacred place
Intellectual sovereignty
When you cross reference your native scholars so your tribe can be disciplined
Group sovereignty
No matter what happens, you are always part of your clan
Creative Creation
When something goes from complex to simple
Eco philosophy
You are equal to everything (plants and animals)
Participation mystique
A closed relationship with the earth as a living entity
Ensoulment
Everything is alive; everything has a spirit
Virility of culture
When your culture is alive
Cultural Sovereignty
When you can legally practice your culture
Men's Traditional
Telling a story by combining drama and grace. Stories about warriors hunting in search of enemies
Women's traditional
Women wear regalia that weigh more than 40 pounds. Requires great strength and balance. Designed to look smooth and elegant.
Grass Dance
precursor to a gathering, intended to sway like grass, always have a foot on the ground
Women's jingle
Comes from a time when a young girl was gravely ill and a man dreamed up the dance. Once it was performed, her condition improved greatly (healing dance). 2 types. Contemporary: Complex with gentle footwork to make it look effortless. Dancers wear eagle f
Men's fancy shawl
The most athletic, Regalia is bright with flying feathers and ribbons. Use face and leg paint. Carry a dance stick or other items in their hands. Known for high jumps, quick footwork, stamina, fast and furious
Women's fancy shawl
Narration of a person who lost her mother, mourning, emerge from a cocoon like a butterfly
Blanket dance
Throw money on blanket on drum, seen as a fundraiser dance
Women buckskin/fabric dance
they sway, go according to the beat of the drum, they are NOT competing against each other