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The Visionary Experience in North American Shamanism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William S. Lyon
Anthropology of Consciousness, vol. 2, no. 1-2, March 1991, pp. 20-24
Discussion of Native American religion with special emphasis on the vision quest and its importance with respect to shamans.
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The Waptashi Prophet and the Feather Religion: Derivative of the Washani

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margery Ann Beach
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, 1985, pp. 325-333
Explores the Waptashi or Feather Religion and its leader Jake Hunt. Waptashi is a combination of the Washani faith and the Indian Shaker Church where the Eagle is the supreme being who communicates through Jake Hunt.
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Washo Peyote Songs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan P. Merriam
Warren L. D'Azevedo
American Anthropologist, vol. 59, no. 4, New Series, August 1957, pp. 615-641
Describes the history, rituals and ideologies associated with the ceremony as practiced by this tribe.
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"We Also Have a Religion". The Free Exercise of Religion among Native Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert S. Michaelsen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 111-142
Discusses the historical and political challenges for Indigenous religions in the United States. Despite these challenges Indigenous religions have survived and even had a resurgence within Indigenous communities.
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