Tradition
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Another common habit in most tribes is to teach children to treat every living creature equally. Adults start to school the young ones at an early age, telling them not to do harm to anything for entertainment. They also learn how to behave generous in every situation. This is one of the most prior values; children always need to know how to give eagerly. Brendtro summarized these principles as “…the Native values of simplicity, generosity and non-materialism” (Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future, 45).
Participation is quite important in most of the communities. Taking part good-hearted, combined with devotion to the kin means more than belief. Members have to incorporate ceremonies into their lives, in most cases you cannot be a part of the tribe without attending all of these events. Initiation rites, coming of age traditions and weddings are essential bases of the religion; many ceremonies also double as events where the mythical knowledge flows from generation to generation. As Jocks mentions, “these ceremonies provide to … reintegrate an individual into kin, community, and cosmos when new status is attained”(Britannica).
As mentioned above, religion is weaved through every aspect of the indigenous’ life. Traditions and habits make up a large amount of Native American people’s life, they believe in acting generously, treat every living creature as the same and personal contact is the most important basis of the religion. They transfer their knowledge and the rules of the faith with the help of oral narratives, which do the guidance of the tribe. Related to this is the belief in the spirit world, which forms the core of these religions.