Native American spiritualism

Native American spiritualism was a movement that was biased on the ability of profits to have visions. There were also rituals where the living Native Americans would be able to speak to the dead. For the most part, this movement was biased on peace, hope, and acceptance. But it was also about keeping with the Native American ways. On of the profits told that Native Americans to “shun such European ways as schooling, Christianity, and alcohol”. The Native Americans wanted to be able to live peacefully with the white population of America, but they did not want to have to give up their culture and who there were. Native American saw the importance in keeping their history alive, but also changing enough so that they would be able to coexist with the new American culture. Even though the movement was about peace, the American population saw this as a threat, and eliminated it fro the Native American culture.

"Native American spiritualist movement." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2010. .