Native American Religious Beliefs Through out history, historians have had the ability to pass on the knowledge of the past because of written documents and other forms of evidence that acknowledge the existence of past civilizations and cultures. When there are no written documents, whether lost or never created, it can be more difficult for historians to explain past civilizations. The Native Americans were a group that kept no written records. The information that we …
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…religion that varied from tribe to tribe. Interestingly, the Native Americans did not have a concept of individual sin and salvation. If they did, it would have been possible that they would have had an entirely different set of beliefs. However, they did have strong similarities that were equally important to each tribe. It was very apparent that they loved the earth and that played a key role in terms of creation and an afterlife.