Title: Native Americans Healing
Headings: Native Americans
Native Americans
Speak Out on Sacred Healing and Transformational Rituals
Introduction
Native Americans Ceremonies
The Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance
The Pipe Ceremony
Pipe Ceremony
The Purification Ceremony
White Deer of Autumn on Spiritual Healing through Purification
The Vision Quest
William Walk Sacred's Vision Quest
Eagle Man's Vision Quest
Oliver Pahdopony - Healed on a Vision Quest

Content: In fact, very few people know much about Native Americans. their customs and traditions. Historically, theirs has been an oral heritage, causing white historians to mistakenly imply that Native Americans have nothing to say. Today, most people still have stereotypical images of Indians, the result of movies, television programs and history texts. A further lack of understanding stems from a different view of the world. Native Americans believe nature is divine; they are only a part of nature, and not here to dominate it. Their ceremonies are for the regeneration of Mother Earth, a direct contrast to western beliefs and policies. What knowledge Native Americans have to offer is therefore disregarded or silenced through government segregation and control. In fact, Native Americans ceremonies were prohibited by law before the passage of the Indian Freedom Act in 1978.