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    must prove to her that he alone is the most beautiful and captivate her with his vigorous moves. Like many other tribes of Africa the Wodaabe tribe uses face painting to draw beauty. African face painting has been a thing of curiosity to many in the western civilization. Many tribes in Africa practiced face painting for reasons of festivals‚ rituals and status symbols and

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    Chief Joseph was a member of the Nez Perce Indians. The Nez Perce Tribe lived between the Blue Mountains and the Snake River in the Wallowa Valley. He was given the name Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt‚ or Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain‚ but was widely known as Joseph‚ or Joseph the Younger‚ because his father had taken the name Joseph from the Christian religion. Joseph one of the first members of his tribe to convert to Christianity. In 1855 he helped Washington’s territorial governor set up a Nez

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    tells the last part of the expedition when they found signs of the Flecheiros. This fact is certainly true because after 8 years of the article’s publication‚ the author wrote a book called “The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes” about the entire expedition so that the article was itself like a draft of the book. In the four page of the article‚ it is shown how the 34 Indians that are part of the expedition prepare themselves by using natural techniques to protect their bodies

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    of the same things. It is shown in many pictures and stories that It is shown in many pictures and stories that many Native American tribes use a bow and arrow. A bow and arrow is a very common weapon used for hunting and native American tribes use a bow and arrow. A bow and arrow

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    Dozens of native nations lived on the Great Plains including the Sioux Indians‚ also known as the Lakota or Dakota. The name Sioux means "little snakes". These Native Americans were nomadic and occupied territory in Minnesota‚ Wisconsin‚ and North and South Dakota‚ however they were also known to live in parts of Nebraska‚ Illinois‚ and Montana. For the Sioux nation‚ religion is an integral part of daily life. The Sioux’s world view‚ like that of a number of other indigenous peoples‚ embraces shamanism

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    In central Africa‚ the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo practice Bilumbu divination. The Bilumbu belief system exhibits elements of mysticism‚ and seeks to prescribe solutions to existential questions from within the community. Similarly‚ the Yoruba people of Nigeria in western Africa also practice a belief system‚ known as Ifa divination‚ which defines Yoruba origins and discusses contemporary issues surrounding identity. In both religions‚ diviners demonstrate the importance

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    Introduction The Nyinba Culture is an endogamous group located along the northern border-lands of Nepal. The Nyinba live in Humla‚ a district of the Karnali Zone (Levine 1992). The Nyinba people are a distinct group with very interesting rituals‚ which is why I have chosen to explore deeper into their culture. Together we will take a look at Nyinba background and three significant roles of their culture we will begin with looking at their superstructure‚ following with social structure‚ and lastly

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    The removal of American Indian tribes from lands east of the Mississippi River to what is now the state of Oklahoma is one of the tragic episodes in American history. Early treaties signed by American agents and representatives of Indian tribes guaranteed peace and the integrity of Indian territories‚ primarily to assure that the lucrative fur trade would continue without interruption. American settlers’ hunger for Indian land‚ however‚ led to violent conflict in many cases‚ and succeeding treaties

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    In The Shadow Of The Wounded Knee by Alexandra Fuller is an article which talks about the Wounded Knee tribe‚ and what historical events against them have led the people left from the tribe‚ to today. This paper was mostly an interview with Alex White Plume‚ a 60 year old man who lives near wounded knee creek. Talking about what he lives by‚ and what he and his tribe have had to overcome. In the beginning‚ the article Talks about Alex White Plume‚ and his “low THC” hemp farm. This was important

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    Each tribe is different in the formality of communication and cultural safety and have different protocols within health care settings. The iwi (tribe) of Te-Whanau-A-Apanui share similar patterns and ordinances as other eastern Māori tribes of the north island. In personal manners when greeting one another‚ man embrace one another with forearm in hand‚ forehead to forehead and nose to nose. They believe that this contact with one another welcome not just the men‚ but their ancestors before them

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