Compare And Contrast The Apache And Lakota Rite Of Passage

In the point of view of actual affect, this ceremony constructs a solid peace between the individuals or tribes joined it. In the ceremony held between Sioux and Ree, they exchanged foods and lots of other goods. After the ceremony, Ree get corns which is what they need as food and a symbol of sacredness. Sioux get tobacco. They also exchanged other important and sacred goods like buffalo meat, bladder and skull. Life was rough in North America back then; people could survive only when they learn to help each other. They form bigger communities to keep the stability of their nation. The representative of Sioux, Matohoshila, said that is should be their responsibility to extend the relationship to different people, and this could be an example of other nations.

In 1620 English Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth rock in Massachusetts. The pilgrims left England because they didn’t want to go to English church. They had to cross the Atlantic Ocean just so they could practice a different religion. The Pilgrims didn’t know how to farm so they didn’t have many vegetables. One day a few men went out looking for a good place to make a colony when they saw a group of Indians. The Indians had a man named Squanto and Squanto was the translator for the pilgrims and the Indians. He had learned English when he was a prisoner of the English. The Indians taught the Pilgrims how to farm and fertilize the seeds with dead fish. The Indians also helped the Pilgrims with hunting and fishing. The Indians and Pilgrims weren’t

Initially, there are many similarities that are valued in Martin’s and Dachina’s Native American traditions. Mainly, both traditions are about the topic of life and how Martin and Dachina have to go through a process in order to enter adulthood. Martin and Dachina learn how to become mature by accepting to keep their cultures alive and willing to do the responsibilities that each of their traditions provide. For example, the author in “The Medicine Bag” states, “Thank you, Grandpa,” I said softly and left with the bag in my hands. That night Mom and Dad took Grandpa to the hospital. Two weeks later I stood alone on the lonely prairie of the reservation and put the sacred sage in my bag.” This shows how Martin agreed to complete his duty of putting the sacred sage into his medicine bag, making him responsible. Besides, Great Grandpa had a difficult journey, which made Martin respect him and not put down the medicine bag. Similarly, Dachina didn’t reject her family’s beliefs, since she completed the ritual and also didn’t seem careless. Moreover, both traditions are alike because they provided Martin and Dachina with

There are so many rites of passage for kids, have you ever wondered what native american kids go through? Many people go through rites of passage but Dachina is going through a very important time in her life where she becomes a women. In the Medicine Bag, Martin is going through an important time in his life where is receiving an important object. There are lots of ways that the Apache girl and Medicine Bag are similar as well as, different. Likewise, there are many disadvantages and advantages of text versus video.

This week of class was very interesting once again. We watched several films, read our first book, and had some class discussions. These three things provided me with a great deal of information on the 1975 FBI shooting at Pine Ridge and on Native American/American Indian myths and legends.

The Apache Indian tribe was originally called nde, or ndee-meaning “The People”. The writing is based around the Lakota story “The Medicine Bag”, and “Apache girl’s rite of passage”. In the story “The Medicine Bag” The main character is named Martin, he is embarrassed about his great grandpa. When he comes to their house to give him something that will lead him on his path of life and keep him safe, he then has a different feeling towards his grandpa. In the video “Apache Girl,” Dachina’s mother is giving her a ceremony that is one of the apache’s most important and sacred traditions, and this is going to help her on the path of womanhood. My analysis of the text and video reveal that there are many similarities and differences between these two main ideas, in addition to the advantages and disadvantages of how they were presented in the text versus the video.

Imagine you are dancing all night and you can't show any emotion, you can't show any exhaustion or tiredness. That is what Indian girls of the Apache tribe must go through. In class we have watched a video called “Apache Girl Rites of Passage.” In this video a girl named Dachina goes through a grueling journey to become a women. In addition to that story read a short story called “The Medicine Bag.” In the Medicine Bag a boy named Martin goes through his on struggles and rites of passage from his Lakota family traditions and his struggle of accepting his tribe. In addition to these stories I researched a tribe from Ethiopia called the Hamar tribe. The Hamar tribe has a much more scary rite of passage to become a man which a boy has to jump

Did you ever wonder what are some similarities of the “ The medicine bag” and the video “Apache girl’s rite of passage”? Well if you did i'm going to tell you some similarities and differences of the passage “ The medicine bag” and the video “Apache girl’s rite of passage”. Now here are some similarities and difference of “ The medicine bag” and the video “Apache girl’s rite of passage”

Due to the wide range of habitats in North America, different native religions evolved to match the needs and lifestyles of the individual tribe. Religious traditions of aboriginal peoples around the world tend to be heavily influenced by their methods of acquiring food, whether by hunting wild animals or by agriculture. Native American spirituality is no exception. Traditional Lakota spirituality is a form of religious belief that each thing, plant and animal has a spirit. The Native American spirituality has an inseparable connection between the spirituality and the culture. One cannot exist without the other.

Most Cherokee villages were placed along rivers and streams, so they could farm the rich black soil. Their crops were made out of corn, bean, squash, pumpkin, sunflowers and tobacco. They also used what the land had to offer like edible roots, crab, apples, berries, cherries, grapes and different type of nuts.

The “Medicine Bag”, ‘‘The Apache Girl”, and the “Cherokee Indians” all have very similar rites of passage. They all have to accomplish something to become a woman or a man in their tribe. ‘‘The Apache Girl” and the “Cherokee Indians” both have to show strength and confidence. Dacina has to dance for 10 hours and the “Cherokee Indians” have to sit on a log through the night with a blindfold on. This helps them show that they are strong enough to become a member of the tribe. The ‘‘Medicine Bag’’ and the “Cherokee Indians” also have similar rights of passage because they both don't have to face their journey alone. During Martin's right of passage his grandpa passes the bag down to him and during “Cherokee Indians” right of passage their dad sits with

The Lakota tribe was very humane and had fairly strong familial bonds. It wasn't easy to be accepted by their tribe at first but once you were accepted then you were considered to be one of the family. In the film, Jon Dunbar tries to make friends with the Lakota Indians but is unsuccessful at first. Being a very persistent and kind hearted man he slowly gains the acceptance of the tribe. The first witness of this is when some tribesmen pay a visit to Jon Dunbar's soldier's fort. To welcome them and to show them that he wanted to get to know them, he introduces them to coffee and sugar and even lets the tribe take some home. In return, an Indian named Kicking Bird, gives Jon some buffalo hides as a gift. This exchange of gifts showed that the Indians did have a sense of manners and trust. Also the

In chapter 3 (“Native and Christian”) of Joel Martin’s book, Native American Religion (1999), two distinct paths were discussed on how Christianity spread among the Natives in the 19th century and how this spread of Christianity impacted the Native people in different ways. The chapter focused mainly on the story of Catharine Brown, a Cherokee Indian that attended a missionary Christian boarding school (e.g., Brainerd) in New England, and various examples of Native people that criticized Christianity and believed that Christianity and the Native religions should be kept separate. The story of Catharine Brown is the central focus of the majority of the chapter, as compared to the Natives who rejected Christianity; Catharine Brown’s story is

“The Medicine Bag” and “Apache Girl Rite of Passage” both show a way of coming of age or receiving something when coming of age. In the “Medicine Bag” a boy named Martin receives a medicine bag from his grandpa. In an “Apache Girls rite of passage” a 13 years old named has through Dachina a ritual that lasts thirteen hours. This ritual is a transition into her womanhood.

IDiscuss the various reactions or strategies that Native Americans utilized against the Europeans when their land was invaded.