History of the Indigenous
People--The Native American Indian. Customs, beliefs,
traditions, spiritual concepts.
● Traditions of the
Nations - Understanding the roles of
the people. Councils, family, clans,
moonlodge and more.
● Black Indians
- The combination of African/Native
people. Prior, During and after slavery.
Also nations
most influenced from this and the effect it
has in America.
● Taino/Carab/Arawak
- People from Puerto Rico, Islands
and South America.
● Artifacts
- Understanding the traditions, history, and how
they are used in protecting, learning, and
helping to guide
us.
● Medicine Wheel
- A basis of centering ourselves, balance.
Finding out how to build one and learning
it's directions by
color elements and animal. Using them in
our everyday
lives. Meditation--Bringing peace
into your mind, spirit and
the elements used. Sage, cedar, sweetgrass,
music
● Ceremonies - Understanding the
whole concept on how to
prepare and doing one.. Sweatlodge--Traditions
of
purifying.
●
Spirituality/Religion/Traditions - Subjects that are one and
the same but yet different. Understanding how to
work with all
of them.
● Military -
The tribute that Native/African Americans have
given to this country. That was used for and
against us. From
the 1st Kansas colored to the Buffalo Soldiers to
the Navajo
code writers.
●
Vision Quest - The Rights of Passage for young
and old
men/women. Step by Step in preparing and
going through all
the ceremonies in this special 7 day
ordeal. To learn who
you are and what you are to do with your
life.
●
Language -The Tsalagi or as we know it as The
Cherokees. Starting with the basics.
Learning one of the
original languages.
●
FILM Documentaries - 500 nations and How the
West was
lost. History of people all across
the U.S., Canada,
Caribbean Islands and South America
