all tribesused it.
The medicine man is an official spiritual position held by an often highly perceptive individual. This person has probably spent a period of time on a spirit quest to make sure that their connection is truly that of a spiritual leader. A medicine man is comparable to the European position of minister or reverend. The job of a medicine man is to calm a troubled spirit or to offer advice on how to best woo a woman. A medicine man will sometimes give false information in order to teach a lesson. A medicine man will sing blessings at weddings, funerals (give-away ceremonies), and sometimes divorces. Sometimes the position of medicine man is combined with the position of storyteller or lore keeper. In some tribes, the medicine man is very attuned to a person's spirit animal, or the animal who has chosen to guide that person through life. Some medicine men claim the ability to look at a person and tell right off what their spirit animal is. A true medicine man is not allowed to touch a weapon of any kind. This would defeat the purpose of serving the spiritual aspect of the tribe. Some medicine men believe that they cannot touch other people at all either, as this takes away their ability to see into the future. I believe that there are exceptions to this rule as some of the medicine men I have met have children. The philosophy of many of the First Nations is that everything is connected, and "red indians" are considered some of the most deeply spiritual people in the world. All creatures on earth are brothers and sisters, and the earth and sky are mother and father. Most First Nations believe in a creator God, and in Lakota this God is called Wakan-Tanka. The English translation of "Medicine Man" is sometimes misleading for non-tribal members. Medicine is the influence one has on a person's spirit. A bad medicine man will have a depressed, confused and violent tribe, whereas a good medicine man will have a healthy (mentally and physically) and positive tribe who can easily cope with both good and bad fortune. The Reverend Jeremiah Wright is said to have "bad medicine." The Medicine Man will sometimes lead a healing ceremony, but all sickness is caused by the soul leaving the body. Healing ceremonies will often involve smoke, which can lead a spirit back to the body and will confuse and exorcise evil trickster spirits. If I have left something out or if another's tribe has a different tradition, or if I have been mistaken in one of my statements, I deeply apologize as I have no intention of offending.
ONE OF THE LEADERS FORM THE CROW TRIBE WAS NAMED"THOMAS YELLOWTAIL"
His Role Was To Hunt For Food
From "Reunion for O'Rourke," Season 1, March 8, 1966Agarn: "How did the Hekawis get their name?"Wild Eagle: "Glad you asked. Many moons ago, tribe leave Massachussetts because Pilgrims ruin neighborhood. Tribe travel west, over stream, over river, over mountain, over mountain, over river, over stream. Then come big day. Tribe fall over cliff. That when Hekawi get name. Medicine man say to my ancestor, 'I think we lost. Where the heck are we?'"
Let's ask the tribe's medicine man for his opinion.
A Medicine Man held an exhalted status in the tribe.
To be appointed as a medicine man which was a holy and very respectful placement to have in a tribe
Sitting Bull. He was also the medicine man for the Lakota tribe.
The medicine man in a tribes job was to treat the people in the tribe. He would try to remove any bad/evil spirits, and people who were ill within the tribe would go to him, for example if someone had a head-ache they would go to him and he would do an operation called "trephaning" were he would make a hole in the skull with a sharp rock.
a expected but unwanted reaction that a person can have to a medicine is a side effect
naturl plants and herbs are used from the tribe
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a native American woman doctor! ******* Again, that would depend upon the tribe. Traditionally, she is a healer, whether it be as an herbalist or a spiritual medicine woman or a combination of both.
Once upon a time when many of the tribes lived close together with the Mayans, the Cherokee had Shamans, as did the other tribes. But something bad happened. The Shamans, or Priests, as they were sometimes called, began literally expelling the hearts of people instead of symbolically, when they were suppose to be healing individuals. The Shamans/Priests began killing the people of all tribes in a madness of supposedly ridding the world of evil. The tribes separated. Then the Cherokee killed out all the Shamans from their tribe. It became against the law of the nation to be a Shaman. That is why until this day a true Cherokee Medicine Man will not admit he is a Medicine Man. It is for the tribe to say if he is a true Medicine Man, for the tribe to say if he has this Medicine. Evening Star*
all tribesused it.
Yes.