FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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to be cured of illnesses
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to have your totem pole carved
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to learn traditional dances
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to hold a potlatch
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shamans are said to treat ailments and illnesses by mending the soul. Alleviating traumas affecting the soul or spirit are believed to restore the physical body of the individual to balance and wholeness.
Detailed explanation-2: -The shamans provide sacred insight about the importance of belief, faith and reflection as a way to self-heal. Their practices give people the courage to question themselves and their true meaning of life.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is then possible to differentiate between the shaman as primarily the mediator between the supernatural powers and man, and the medicine-man as primarily the curer of diseases through traditional techniques.
Detailed explanation-4: -The distinguishing characteristic of shamanism is the ecstatic trance the healer enters in order to communicate with spirits, rescue souls, battle with ogres or reconcile an offended nature spirit.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shamans are powerful in that they are continuing ancient traditions and beliefs, that work, and have worked for thousands of years. They’re powerful in their connection to the spiritual world, and their deep grounding with nature. Yet their power isn’t imposing. It isn’t condescending, or forceful.