Native American Culture Research Paper

Native Americans live in their own world and own community, owning casinos, private housing and just recently an amusement park in the makings. With approximately 2.1 million Native Americans in the United States, 566 nationally recognized and 10 separate cultures, we make up roughly 0.6 percent of the American population today. The 10 different cultures are the Arctic, the Subarctic, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Plains, the Southwest, the Great basin, California, the Northwest Coast and the Plateau. Although, there are different cultures that separate us, one aspect that binds us together is beliefs. Native Americans are deeply rooted from their past; therefore, they believe everything is sacred, from big to small. From the White Feather Navajo Medicine Man, he said “Native American isn’t blood; it is what is in the heart.
The respect for it, those who inhabit it; and the respect and acknowledgment of the spirits and the elders. That is what it is to be Indian." They have the most respect for the land and people with three main words that describe the Native Americans is Honor, Love, and Respect. Religion plays a big role in how they treat people with such love and compassion. The main religion of the tribes is Christianity because of the European Christian Missionaries that sought out the Native Americans. Many tribes kept their traditions but believed in something higher. Sacagawea, Geronimo, Sitting Bull, and Crazy horse not only were great influencers in religion but also in the daily way of life. The great words of Sacagawea said, "Don't go around saying the world owes you a