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shared by Evan S on 22 Sep 13 - No Cached

consulted the spirit doctor, or ixt’, when illnesses became severe
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most celebrated today for events such as burials, adoptions, child naming, totem pole raising, or house building
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many clans will gather and typically perform traditional dances and songs, and recite stories
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ceremonies differ greatly from event to event
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shared by Evan S on 21 Sep 13 - No Cached

primordial grandfather, or "divisible-rich-man," controlled the sun, moon, stars, and daylight in addition to creating all living things
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Raven (cultural hero, benefactor, trickster, and rascal) who was credited with organizing the world
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world filled with spirits, or jek
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every material object or physical force could be inhabited by a spirit, Tlingit were taught to respect everything
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penalty for disrespect was the loss of ability to obtain food
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Each Tlingit had a mortal and an immortal spirit
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Tlingit had a personal guardian spirit, or tu-kina-jek
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Spirit doctors, or ichet, received more powerful spirits
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Witches, or nukw-sati, sought evil power
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Dancing societies never gained a major foothold in Tlingit society
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sought their power primarily through their clan spirit doctor
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Politicoreligious ceremonies called potlatches, or koolex, marked significant events
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Spirits of the dead traveled to the appropriate level of heaven commensurate with their moral conduct in this life
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the highest heaven, Kiwa-a, a realm of happiness
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Dog Heaven, Ketl-kiwa, a place of torment
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remained in the afterworld for a period of time and then returned to this world as a reincarnation of some deceased maternal relative
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