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4 days ago · Native American religious traditions encompass a diverse array of beliefs, practices, and features of material culture and society that reflect and shape individual experiences and communal life among Indigenous communities in what is today the United States. While Native American religious traditions have long been the subject of scholarly ...
1 day ago · The Ainu are an ethnic group comprising related Indigenous peoples who are native to northern Japan, including Hokkaido and Northeast Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai; they have occupied these areas known to them as "Ainu Mosir ...
5 days ago · Survey of the history, society, and culture of the Australian Aboriginal peoples, who are one of the two distinct Indigenous cultural groups of Australia. It is generally held that they originally came from Asia via insular Southeast Asia and have been in Australia for at least 45,000–50,000 years.
1 day ago · Population and distribution. A map of uncontacted peoples, around the start of the 21st century. Estimates of the population of Indigenous peoples range from 250 million to 600 million. [82] The United Nations estimates that there are over 370 million Indigenous people living in over 90 countries worldwide.
5 days ago · This rich tapestry of Catholic and indigenous practices in Trinidad’s First Peoples’ funerals and burials showcases a vibrant cultural synthesis, highlighting the community’s resilience and adaptability in preserving their heritage while embracing elements of their colonized history.
5 days ago · Sioux, broad alliance of North American Indian peoples who spoke three related languages within the Siouan language family. The name Sioux is an abbreviation of Nadouessioux (“Adders”; i.e., enemies), a name originally applied to them by the Ojibwa .
6 days ago · Indigenous Spirituality. "First Nation, Métis and Inuit religions in Canada vary widely and consist of complex social and cultural customs for addressing the sacred and the supernatural." Source: Smith, Derek G. "Religion and Spirituality of Indigenous Peoples in Canada".
