The Navajo Indian tribe is located in the southwestern plains of the landlocked portion of the United States of America. Their culture- much like most Native American cultures believed in gods and goddesses that helped create and shape the world as we know it. Their gods were powerful and help destroy the monsters and other creatures to make the world better, however many other bad things came along with the good they were making. Estsanatlehi is the goddess of many names who created men and women. She is known as the earth goddess, goddess of time, goddess of Sunsetland, queen of the underworld, and many other names. Her parents are Naestan and Yadilyil and she was created by Yei with turquoise. She was found by Tsohanoai-who later became …show more content…
She had two sons- Nayenzagani and Tobadzistni. She retired to her floating lodge in the western waters where everynight her husband visits her. She is said to be the one who sends, snow, rains, and the growing seasons. Tshohanoi is the sun god, father of twins, Nayenzagani and Tobadzistni, and husband of Estanheli. He carries the sun upon his back across the sky, but when he returns to his turquoise home, he hangs the sun on his wall. Tshoani did not want to accept his children with recognition when they visited his home and put them thru a series of tests. He forced them to smoke a pipe of poison, tossed them onto sharp mountain peaks, and attempted to steam them on a big pot. The brothers survived and proved warriors to their father. Tshoani gave them magic weapons as they both passed his tests. Being the children to god Tshohani and goddess Estanatheli, Tobadzistin and Nayenezagani were no match for the giants and monster animals. They were known as the blessed two and protected the world from evil. 400 thunderbolts were thrown at them by a giant they later beheaded, and survived. Tobadzistini cultivted the crops while Nayenezagani wandered the earth, looking for danger. He shot a flesh- eating deer through the heart, killing the
As Din4 people (Navajo people) our community is known as “The home Chief Manuelito’s Wife”. Chief Manuelito was a head Dine chief during the Long Walk period in 1864. In the year of 1868 Manuelito and other leaders signed a treaty act to end the period of imprisonment. Also, during this time the Navajo reservations were established. Tohatchi was one of the many communities that were established on the Navajo reservation. The Navajo reservation spreads across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The Navajo Nation is known for being the largest tribe (Discovernavajo 2015). Tohatchi is located in McKinley County.
The Navajo Nation consists of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The Navajoland is larger than 10 of the 50 states in America. Navajo Nation is the name of a sovereign Native American established by the Dine (1). To be en-enrolled member of the Navajo Tribe, the person requesting to be enrolled has to have a blood-quantum of one-fourth degree Indian blood. When you have one-fourth blood quantum, you get a Certificate of Indian Blood (C.I.B). In comparison some tribes require only one-thirty-second blood quantum for the Certificate of Indian Blood. The Navajo Nation Tribal Council voted down a proposal to reduce the blood quantum to one-eighth. With this proposal the Navajo Nation would have doubled the number of individuals qualified to be enrolled Navajo tribal members. Navajos define the territorial boundaries that the nation controls and define the membership by boundaries of the population that comprises the nation. The Navajos are unique in their own way; we have so many traditions, beliefs, values and teachings among out people.
The Navajo Indians used to live in northwestern Canada and Alaska. 1,000 years ago the Navajo Indians traveled south, because there was more qualities they had seeked there. When the Navajo Indians traveled south there was a lot of oil in the 1940’s. Today the Navajo Indians are located in the Four Corners.
The Cahuilla were a Native Southern Californian tribe that occupied the Riverside County, Higher Palomar Mountain Region and East Colorado Desert. The tribe was divided into two groups or moieties know as Wildcats or Coyotes. The Cahuilla lived in small clans that varied in population, and together all the separate clans made up a larger political group called a sib ”http://www.aguacaliente.org/content/History%20&%20Culture/.” The tribe was at first considered to be very simple and savage because they were never interacted with. As the Europeans and Spanish Missionaries considered the desert an inhospitable place that was better to avoid because of its lack of food resources. Little did those European and Spanish missionaries know that the land was ripe with food, only if you knew the land and the seasons. The Cahuilla were a very interesting tribe that cared and loved their land and in return the land would provide them with an abundance of food and resources. The Cahuilla had a very simple yet intricate life that involved a seasonal migration in order to gain access to different foods. They relied on different ways of acquiring food which involved both hunting and gathering.
In the southwestern United States, above northern Arizona, are three mesas. The mesas create the home for the Hopi Indians. The Hopi have a deeply religious, isolated, tribal culture with a unique history.
Location and Background The early English traders gave the Creek native Americans their name because they usually built their villages on or near creeks or rivers. If they were to still have their villages it would include areas of Northern Florida and Eastern Louisiana and Southern Tennessee.
These human attributes bring to being mother earth and father sky in the form of Father Rangi and Mother Papa who were joined together in eternal darkness by their love for each other. This aspect is similar to other myths in that the male and female Gods of origin join together to make earth and sky and their offspring become aspects of the weather, seasons of the year and various plant and animal life that ultimately sustain life for humans that were created by the children of the original beings. Another similarity that this myth has with others is a flood story where the tears of Rangi flood the earth and create the rivers and seas because he was forcefully separated from Papa in order to bring light to the earth.
At first, this tribe moved from the Great Lakes region to the North Dakota area. This happened in the 1600-1700s. Also at this time, the Cheyenne were a sedentary tribe who relied on agriculture and pottery. Though, in the 1800s, they decided to abandon this lifestyle and become nomadic and move to South Dakota (Black Hills), Wyoming, and Colorado areas. No matter where the Cheyenne lived, they always kept their natural language, which was part of the Algonquin language family (Lewis). The Cheyenne tribe, like other tribes, had their own lifestyle, beliefs, and customs and also had conflicts with the whites. Even today, the Cheyenne Indians exist and are living well.
The Sioux Indians are a tribe of Native Americans that have endured persecution, segregation, and isolation. Though they suffered greatly, they stuck together and fought for their beliefs and religion. They are a diverse people ranging from warriors to holy men to farmers. The Sioux were a culturally rich and kindhearted people who were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in.
Gods and goddesses in mythology are used in allusions and often referred to in our daily lives, but do we truly understand them? We may not understand how or why they look the way they do, how they behave, what they are capable of accomplishing, or how they interacted with humans. These super-beings of extremely high status were the heart and soul of prayers and explanations of natural phenomena. They had a variety of natures and were represented in a variety of ways, by different religions.
Many people today know the story of the Indians that were native to this land, before “white men” came to live on this continent. Few people may know that white men pushed them to the west while many immigrants took over the east and moved westward. White men made “reservations” that were basically land that Indians were promised they could live on and run. What many Americans don’t know is what the Indians struggled though and continue to struggle through on the reservations.
Having a place to live is important since where we live influences many things in our lives; whether or not we are healthy, whether children get the proper education they need or how much streets we build up during the day. In many Native American reservations housing is a huge problem. In a reservation it was noted that in a four bedroom home there can be as many as 17 people living there including families that may live in the basement. Furthermore, creating projects to address housing needs in Native American communities is very critical to improve people's living conditions in reservations.
The warrior of sun god, Huitzilopochtli is probably one of the nicest gods there is. He loves and cares for the well being of his family, more importantly his mom. Even before he was born he was planning to protect her. “His sister Coyolxauhqui wanted to kill their mother (Coatlicue) for being dishonest with her mysterious pregnancy and because she was embarrassed of her mother’s sexuality. When it came time for Coyolxauhqui and her brothers, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca and Xipe Totec to kill their mother, she coincidentally gave birth to Huitzilopochtli, who was fully grown and armed. He later on killed Coyolxauhqui and his half-brothers.” Says NACLA.
She was an Olympian god and the twin sister of Apollo. Her origins are found in the Earth Mother Mythologies. She was wild and used her bow and arrows to wield destruction. Her weapons were forged by Hephaestus and she could cause deadly disease in animals. Known to the Romans as Diana, she was also the Deity of Sudden Death. Despite legends of her cruelty, she could also be benevolent, helpful to mothers in childbirth and, similar to her brother Apollo, she loved music and dance. If any of her nymphs fell in love, Artemis would punish them. One of her nymphs, Callisto, was turned into a she-bear after she had her child. Two giants called the Aloeids swore to capture Artemis and Hera, so Artemis turned herself as a white doe and ran between the Aloeids. They shot at her, trying to kill her, but she moved away and they ended up killing each other. One woman named Niobe had given birth to 12 boys and girls, and said she was superior to Leto, who had only given birth to two children. As punishment, Leto sent Apollo and Artemis kill all of Niobe’s children. Artemis eventually fell in love with a man named Orion, and possibly to save her chastity, or because he was jealous of her love for Orion, One day, Apollo tricked her into killing Orion when he was swimming far from shore. Apollo challenged Artemis to hit a rock that was out in the
In the place of fingers, he instead had one hundred serpent heads. From his head also stemmed one hundred deadly snakes, and he had glowing red eyes. He was depicted in some stories to breathe fire and throw hot molten stones, and in others he was described as having the qualities of a strong storm. Typhoeus, also commonly known as Typhon, was the final son of Gaia and Tartarus, he was born a God. Typhoeus is said to be “the father of all monsters”. He married Echidna and gave birth to Gorgon, Cerberus, Chimera, Sphinx, Nemean Lion, Orthos, and Ladon. He was also considered a terror to mortals, and was feared by the Gods as well.