Native American Values:
Seeing and Listening:
Hearing, observing, and memorizing were important skills since practically all aspects of Native American culture were transferred orally or through example. Storytelling, oratory, and experimental observational learning were all highly developed in Native American cultures.
Hearing, observing, and memorizing were important skills since practically all aspects of Native American culture were transferred orally or through example. Storytelling, oratory, and experimental observational learning were all highly developed in Native American cultures.
Time Orientation:
In the Indian world, things happen when they are ready to happen. Time is relatively flexible and generally not structured into compartments as it is in modern society.
Practicality:
Native American tend to be practical minded. Many Native Americans have less difficulty comprehending educational materials and approaches that are concrete or experimental rather than abstract and theoretical. Given this characteristic, learning and teaching should began with numerous concrete examples and activities to be followed by discussion of the abstraction.
In the Indian world, things happen when they are ready to happen. Time is relatively flexible and generally not structured into compartments as it is in modern society.
Practicality:
Native American tend to be practical minded. Many Native Americans have less difficulty comprehending educational materials and approaches that are concrete or experimental rather than abstract and theoretical. Given this characteristic, learning and teaching should began with numerous concrete examples and activities to be followed by discussion of the abstraction.
Native American Norms:
POW WOW - Historically:
The term POW-WOW is the English version of the Native American word "Pau-Wau", which originally stood for a healing ceremony conducted by the spiritual or religious leaders of various tribes. When the white man started settling around Native American lands, they witnessed powwows. Soon, the "powwow" term referred to any type of Native American gathering, regarding of its purpose.
How the powwow got its start is not exactly known, but it was thought to have originated with the Pawnee tribe as a religious ceremonial meeting, filled with dancing and other rituals.
Other Native American tribes adopted the practice of the powwow and added their own traditions. Native Americans held these ceremonies to celebrate a successful hunt and to thank the spirits for a bountiful harvest.
Powwows also spiritually prepared a warrior for impending battle. Native Americans were big believers in all things living and spiritual and viewed life and death as an inevitable circle. Some of the powwow ceremonies they conducted celebrated this circle with tribal drums, dancing, food, chanting and traditional healing rituals. They acted out ancient stories handed through the generations, which kept their history alive.
The term POW-WOW is the English version of the Native American word "Pau-Wau", which originally stood for a healing ceremony conducted by the spiritual or religious leaders of various tribes. When the white man started settling around Native American lands, they witnessed powwows. Soon, the "powwow" term referred to any type of Native American gathering, regarding of its purpose.
How the powwow got its start is not exactly known, but it was thought to have originated with the Pawnee tribe as a religious ceremonial meeting, filled with dancing and other rituals.
Other Native American tribes adopted the practice of the powwow and added their own traditions. Native Americans held these ceremonies to celebrate a successful hunt and to thank the spirits for a bountiful harvest.
Powwows also spiritually prepared a warrior for impending battle. Native Americans were big believers in all things living and spiritual and viewed life and death as an inevitable circle. Some of the powwow ceremonies they conducted celebrated this circle with tribal drums, dancing, food, chanting and traditional healing rituals. They acted out ancient stories handed through the generations, which kept their history alive.
POWWOWs - Today:
In modern society, powwows usually center around the changing seasons, you can find powwow ceremonies located near areas with a large concentration of Native American tribes. They have a more festival type of feel today, the powwow has the traditional dances as well as various religious ceremonies re-enacted for the general public. You can find Native American arts and crafts as well as food items and other items for sale.
There are even some powwows that travel around the country providing educational lesson of the Native American Culture.
In modern society, powwows usually center around the changing seasons, you can find powwow ceremonies located near areas with a large concentration of Native American tribes. They have a more festival type of feel today, the powwow has the traditional dances as well as various religious ceremonies re-enacted for the general public. You can find Native American arts and crafts as well as food items and other items for sale.
There are even some powwows that travel around the country providing educational lesson of the Native American Culture.
Other Norms:
Non-Verbal Orientation:
Traditionally most Native Americans have tended to prefer listening rather than speaking. Talking for the sake of having a conversation is rarely practiced. Small talk and light conversation are not especially valued except among very close acquaintances. In Native American thought, words have a primordial power so that when there is a reason for their expression, it is generally done carefully. In social interaction, the emphasis is on affective rather than verbal communication.
Traditionally most Native Americans have tended to prefer listening rather than speaking. Talking for the sake of having a conversation is rarely practiced. Small talk and light conversation are not especially valued except among very close acquaintances. In Native American thought, words have a primordial power so that when there is a reason for their expression, it is generally done carefully. In social interaction, the emphasis is on affective rather than verbal communication.
Holistic Orientation:
Native American cultures, like most primal cultures, have a long-standing and well integrated orientation to the whole. This is apparent in various aspects of Native American cultures, ranging from healing to social organization.
Native American cultures, like most primal cultures, have a long-standing and well integrated orientation to the whole. This is apparent in various aspects of Native American cultures, ranging from healing to social organization.
Spirituality:
Religious thought and action are integrated into every aspect of the sociocultural fabric of traditional Native American life. Spirituality is considered a natural component of everything.
Religious thought and action are integrated into every aspect of the sociocultural fabric of traditional Native American life. Spirituality is considered a natural component of everything.
References:
Indians.org. (1995-2015). Native American Pow Wow. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from Indians.org: http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-pow-wow.html
Indians.org. (1995-2015). Native American Religion. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from Indians.org: http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-religion.html
mysnakeeye. (2010, June 24). The Ten Indian Commandments. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPUy7hLsKE
NW Indian Evergreen. (2015). Traditional Native American Values and Behaviors. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://nwindian.evergreen.edu/curriculum/ValuesBehaviors.pdf
Indians.org. (1995-2015). Native American Religion. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from Indians.org: http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-religion.html
mysnakeeye. (2010, June 24). The Ten Indian Commandments. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPUy7hLsKE
NW Indian Evergreen. (2015). Traditional Native American Values and Behaviors. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://nwindian.evergreen.edu/curriculum/ValuesBehaviors.pdf