Sioux Indian Nation Research Paper
Sioux Indian nation group that use to live on the territory of the modern state of Wisconsin, USA, near the Lake Michigan. There are two separate federally recognized tribal governments, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, while having no official reservation has parcels of land placed in Trust as Indian Trust Land as designated by the federal government, Secretary of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) spread over Dane, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk, Shawano and Wood Countries, Wisconsin. In 1990, the land designated as trust land was 4,200 acres.
Ho-Chunk language was originally unwritten. The name comes from the tribe's own name for themselves, Hocąk, which
means "big voice."
Native American traditions and rituals may differ from tribe to tribe, but commonalities exist in Native American death rituals.
Indians were never afraid of death. They firmly believe that after the person has died, the person turns to the totem, to which person belonged during his/her life. The one belief that is common among Native American tribes that influences death rituals is the focus on helping the deceased be comfortable in the afterlife or protecting them in the afterlife. Death rituals include placing food, weapons, jewelry, tools, or pots within the burial site for the use of the deceased in his afterlife. The Nez Perce Native American tribe would even sacrifice the deceased's horse, wives, or his slaves so they could be buried together. Normally the medicine man or spiritual leader led the ritual. As we know the circle is symbolic in the ritual, as in the circle of life and Death was believed to be a journey to another world.
Depending on the well-being of the deceased the funeral arrangements could occure differently. Poor people were carried away, close to the pond, and there cremated. Rich people was cept in the house for a few days, spread out over his wealth, armor, items of totemic cult.
But regardless of the welfare of the deceased accompanied with full honors, thereby recognizing that in the end of life we are all equal. A lot of time Indians were destroying the property/house of dead person by burning it up.
Ho-Chunk language was originally unwritten. The name comes from the tribe's own name for themselves, Hocąk, which
means "big voice."
Native American traditions and rituals may differ from tribe to tribe, but commonalities exist in Native American death rituals.
Indians were never afraid of death. They firmly believe that after the person has died, the person turns to the totem, to which person belonged during his/her life. The one belief that is common among Native American tribes that influences death rituals is the focus on helping the deceased be comfortable in the afterlife or protecting them in the afterlife. Death rituals include placing food, weapons, jewelry, tools, or pots within the burial site for the use of the deceased in his afterlife. The Nez Perce Native American tribe would even sacrifice the deceased's horse, wives, or his slaves so they could be buried together. Normally the medicine man or spiritual leader led the ritual. As we know the circle is symbolic in the ritual, as in the circle of life and Death was believed to be a journey to another world.
Depending on the well-being of the deceased the funeral arrangements could occure differently. Poor people were carried away, close to the pond, and there cremated. Rich people was cept in the house for a few days, spread out over his wealth, armor, items of totemic cult.
But regardless of the welfare of the deceased accompanied with full honors, thereby recognizing that in the end of life we are all equal. A lot of time Indians were destroying the property/house of dead person by burning it up.