Native American Culture

Kevin Baber
12/02/2003
David Machres
Intro To Cultural Anthropology
Anth.135
9:30-10:45



Native American Culture

Native American culture is one of the many different types of cultures in the United States today. I feel it is one of the most well known cultures throughout America, because it has been around for so long. There are many different aspects of the culture that can be examined. I will be going through just a few. I will be looking at how Native American culture is affected by th United States government today. I will also be going through how they have had to struggle with many different aspects of life such as ownership of their land and of the us of peyote.
Native Americans’ religion and spirituality was central to their lives. Most native Americans, regardless of tribe shared many of the same beliefs, including the existence of unseen powers or spirits, sacred traditions that teach morals and ethics, the teaching of how to pass on sacred pr...