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Mohawk indians see spirits
Their original homeland was in the valley of the Mohawk River in upstate New York, west of the Hudson River, and extending into southern Canada and Vermont primarily around Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence. Mohawk Chief by John r. Smith, The Mohawk Indians were once the most easterly tribe of the Five Nations of the Iroquoian Confederacy. We see manifestations of the Creator's way all around us in the wind, the rocks, the mountains, the rain, and our spirits are often lifted by the incredible. Among the duties of a Mohawk shaman is the . Jun 25, As in many Native American cultures, shamanism plays an important role in Mohawk religion. I am an native and recall stories from my aunt's mother and especially my grandmother. Have done my own studies by library, internet and listening to other elders. This is so beautifully written, I hope more natives get to see this The part about the spirits helping her was so great!!. It wasn't all cowboys and Indians like regular movies. Mohawks have kept many of their traditional religious customs, which reflect a spiritual reverence for the natural world. Explore this article. Because of European influence, which began as early as the s, Mohawk spirituality is an intermingling of native beliefs and Christianity. They call themselves the Kahniakehaka or People of the Flint. Within the confederacy they were considered to be the “keepers of the eastern door.” At the time of European colonization, they occupied three villages west of what is now Schenectady, New Missing: spirits. Mohawk, self-name Kanien’kehá:ka (“People of the Flint”), Iroquoian-speaking North American Indian tribe and the easternmost tribe of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy. In Ghost Hunting the Mohawk Valley, New York native and best-selling author, Best Sellers Rank: #4,, in Books (See Top in Books).