The book by the Modoc tribe “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” shows that their cultural beliefs matter a lot to them. “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” talks about how much respect the Onondaga tribe has for the natural world. They believe that each creature has its own power. The book shows kindness and respect for one another. Even though the Sky Chief did not show any respect for the nature, when he asked the men to uproot the tree, he still respected the nature and his wife by uprooting the tree just to make her dream come true.
But one day, Victor’s mother gets the call from Phoenix, Arizona that her husband is no longer in the world. When Victor hears this news he gets upset but he does not have enough money to visit there. With the help of Thomas, Victor and Thomas visits to Phoenix. During their trip, Thomas starts to tell stories which irritate Victor. Thus Victor starts to state about how Indian should represent so white people will not treat them as a lower class.
The movie demonstrates self-discovery and the realizations of the great power that one has but often forgets. All three characters learn that they have everything they need, and to look no further than their inner self. Dorothy, whom is searching to be appreciated, realizes her family truly loves her and she would be nothing without them. Lion was always courageous, he just needed to get through hardships and challenges himself to realize it. Tin Man, whom was searching for a heart realizes that he always showed love and emotion.
When he was only a boy, he was arrogant, proud, impatient, and full of spite, but still boasted greatly about his amazing magical talents. When Ged first gained these bad personality traits, the action began. It continued when Ogion tried to correct him and Ged pushed him away. When he encounters the shadow at the end of the novel, he realizes that it was his bad qualities; fused together to make a hateful creature meant to haunt him, and to teach him to correct his faults. In doing so, he lost some time from his youth due to spending numerous years chasing and hiding from the shadow.
I loved to see them come into the woods, for they were company to a body; hurting nothing; being, as it was, as harmless as a garter snake. But now it gives me sore thoughts when I hear the frighty things whizzing through the air.” Natty Bumppo explains in this passage that for him the murder of the pigeons (the destruction of nature) is unfair because they did not do anything to deserve it. They were just flying, and they lived peacefully with men. For him, their massacre is totally unjustified. He also “confess” that he has remorse.
These flags that are carried represent the people and the environment they live in; an American flag, flags of each tribe, an eagle staff, and finally the powwow flag. The elders, because of their experience get to carry the ‘Eagle Staff’ because of their tremendous spiritual experience and knowledge. The aboriginal people get carry the US flag with respect even though they faced tremendous suffering from the Americans. All these flags have many meanings; One is to remember their elders who held their faith to fight against America and it represents the symbol of America (which includes the natives). When everyone is in the arbor, a prayer is
The tribal storyteller was the verbal voice of wisdom, moral instruction, and learning. Before the alphabet and the written word Native Americans used storytelling to teach, inspire, and entertain. The ritual of storytelling provided health, history, and social cohesion within the tribe and surrounding Native American villages. The stories told by the storyteller were meant to be enjoyed as an oral performance; many of these stories have been translated and written down for other cultures to enjoy. However, even the best translation loses the richness of the performance done during the storytelling by the storyteller.
As I recalled my journey to Herot, my mother told me that the reason these humans showed hostility towards me is because humans and monsters were not meant to be friends. I did not want to believe that. I believe that humans and monsters can be friends, if given the opportunity. I decided to give it another chance tomorrow. So I headed to my quarters to rest and think of how to befriend these humans.
This “Spirit” is also mentioned in the writings of Native American author Grizzlybear Lake. “[Wind Wolf]'s father and the medicine elders conducted another ceremony to bond him with the essence of his genetic father, the Great Spirit, the Grandfather Sun, and the Grandmother Moon. This was all done in order to introduce him into the natural world, and to protect his soul. It is our peoples was of showing the newborn respect, and ensuring that he starts life on the path of spirituality” (Grizzlybear Lake 371). This passage illustrates the relationship between nature and the spirituality of Native Americans.
Above the sky, they believed their was an upper world ruled by the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds were the most powerful of the spirits. The Indians believed that spirits could control their health. Plains Indians honored and greatly respected the spirits they believed in. The Indians honored the spirits with the creation of their medicine bundles, Medicine Pipes, and religious ceremonies.