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  2. Chindi - Wikipedia

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    In Navajo religious belief, a chindi (Navajo: chʼį́įdii) is the miasma left behind after a person dies, believed to leave the body with the deceased's last breath.It is everything that was negative about the person’s life; pain, fear, anger, disappointment, dissatisfaction, resentment, and rejection as the "residue that man has been unable to bring into universal harmony". [1]

  3. Four Sacred Mountains of the Navajo - Wikipedia

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    Male and female, life and death, and good and evil are all complementary states that are interrelated and interdependent in the universe. [6] The four sacred mountains represent the essence of life and cosmic harmony for the Navajo. They hold the sacred stories of their ancestors and all those who have inhabited the area throughout history.

  4. Navajo - Wikipedia

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    The Navajo [a] or Diné, are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.. With more than 399,494 [1] enrolled tribal members as of 2021, [1] [4] the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United States; additionally, the Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the country.

  5. Stereotypes. Taboos. Critics. This Navajo cultural advisor is ...

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    What non-Navajos would consider evil beings who bring illness, poverty, hate and even death, Skinwalkers may be taboo, yet they are a part of everyday Navajo life. ... It is the Navajo belief that ...

  6. Navajo song ceremonial complex - Wikipedia

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    The Navajo song ceremonial complex is a spiritual practice used by certain Navajo ceremonial people to restore and maintain balance and harmony in the lives of the people. One half of the ceremonial complex is the Blessing Way, while the other half is the Enemy Way ( Anaʼí Ndááʼ ).

  7. Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    Brazilian mythology – the subset of Brazilian folklore with cultural elements of diverse origin found in Brazil, comprising folk tales, traditions, characters and beliefs regarding places, peoples, and entities. Chaná mythology – the folk tales and beliefs of Chaná people about places, peoples and entities around them.

  8. List of Native American deities - Wikipedia

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    Navajo: Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé: Creation deity, changing woman Bikʼeh Hózhǫ́: Personification of speech Haashchʼéé Oołtʼohí: Deity of the hunt Haashchʼééłtiʼí: The Talking god, god of the dawn and the east Hashchʼéoghan: The House-god, god of evening and the west Niltsi: Wind god Tó Neinilii 'Water sprinkler', rain god ...

  9. Diné Bahaneʼ - Wikipedia

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    Diné Bahaneʼ (Navajo pronunciation: [tɪ̀né pɑ̀xɑ̀nèʔ], Navajo: "Story of the People"), is a Navajo creation story that describes the prehistoric emergence of the Navajo as a part of the Navajo religious beliefs.