... short that no single person can learn for themselves everything there is to know about life. Thus, our ancestors began the great oral tradition of passing down their stories and experiences from one generation to another so that the next generation could learn and benefit from them. Although ... they do contain similarities in their style and presentation, as well as in their lessons and morals they teach. The great oral tradition is a collection of brilliant oral stories and myths, each of which have the purpose of either passing down cultural practices or teaching specific morals and l...

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... using computers, because these will help them get a job or earn the money they need to do other things. Over time, less of their knowledge will come from the oral tradition of their own culture. The elders do not have as important a role as they used to in passing along their knowledge to younger people. In some communities the children ... land because they know the landmarks. Traditional knowledge has many uses in our world today. Because it misses so many major elements, written transcription alone cannot satisfactorily convey or replace oral tradition. Often, problems with translatio...

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... figure while the Native American themselves include the shamanic or religious scenes as simply a part of daily living. In the case of A Drug Called Tradition the use of a hallucinogenic substance for a vision is labeled by Thomas-Builds-The-Fire who says "Although it is the twentieth century and planes ... implies. Thomas-Builds-The-Fire also holds a very cultural place in this tale as he fills the role of storyteller and continues the oral tradition common to many indigenous peoples as Mary Pat Fisher indicates in her book Living Religions. Her text labels the position of storyteller ...

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... . These tribal traditions represent a rich and varied cultural history. The Native Americans are masters of telling stories. They are one of the few peoples without any trouble in keeping the oral tradition alive. They use the oral tradition as a means of enlightening those who have not witnessed the past. The Native Americans carry it close to their hearts. The ... oral tradition is where their heroes are born. The passing down of their culture through the oral tradition helps to keep their autonomy, yet many Native Americans have abandoned the practice of oral tradition to adapt to mod...

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Learning to Transform When asked to explore the relationship between learning and transformation in the Native oral tradition one has to wonder. Am I to explore the relationship between learning and transformation that occurs in the story or am ... of learning this knowledge that transforms the people of the story spiritual, morally, intellectually, and emotionally. The correlation between learning and transformation in the native oral tradition has a duel nature. That is learning brings about transformation and transformation brings about learning. It is hard to elaborate on this relationshi...

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... what creates a link between the past civilizations and the current one, making all cultures link together through the use of stories and events that went on? Oral tradition is scene in the book From the Deep Woods to Civilization. In this book, Charles A. Eastman, tells his autobiographical story of his life to the readers. Telling us about his ... his grandmother understood he had made his decision and supported him, though she did not like the idea of his leaving. His internal battle represented a battle of tradition versus modernity. His grandmother represented tradition. She was ev...

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... what creates a link between the past civilizations and the current one, making all cultures link together through the use of stories and events that went on? Oral tradition is scene in the book From the Deep Woods to Civilization. In this book, Charles A. Eastman, tells his autobiographical story of his life to the readers. Telling us about his ... his grandmother understood he had made his decision and supported him, though she did not like the idea of his leaving. His internal battle represented a battle of tradition versus modernity. His grandmother represented tradition. She was ev...

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... lodges, beading, and making dresses. Storytellers passed on the wisdom of the tribe and the meaning of the sacred symbols (Hale, 1). The Native American style of education was centered on oral tradition and involved many tribal members, unlike the formalized approach of the settlers. The settlers perceived this method of education to be unreliable and a lesser form of education than the traditional ... its literature and history, it is equally important that Indian children be taught the content of their tribal cultures, including, if their parents desire, a knowledge of the tribe's lan...

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... group and a Native American group. In addition, the Corps needed to show cultural affiliation between the two under NAGPRA (Hill 2). Cultural affiliation is determined by geographical, kinship, biological, linguistic, folklore, oral tradition, historical evidence, or other information from an expert (Hill 2). In this case, they tried to claim him under geography, but as we found, it was false. Jelderks asked the Corps ... beginning of time. A leader of the Umatilla Tribe states, "if this individual is truly over 9,000 years old, that only substantiates our belief that he is Native Ameri...

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... made all objects exquisite. This difference in religious belief caused a tension between the two cultures that would indefinitely create a chasm of violence and oppression. Today, much of the Native American tradition has been destroyed and the few that remain are the remaining fragments of an oral tradition that will never be recovered....

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... North America. They are commonly referred to as Native Americans or Indians in American culture but the Navajo tribe call themselves Dineh, which means "the people". "The Dineh have a strong tradition of oneness with the land, and fully believe they have been in the Southwest as long as or longer than anyone else " (Linford, 2000). Here, I will discuss the major culturally ... make decisions of war. Respected elders, men and women, would act as advisers to the leader. "A traditional Navajo leader was fluent in the Navajo Creation Scripture and Journey Narratives, the oral history from t...

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... . Over the years, it has been widely adopted. However, the people of the Great Sioux Nation prefer to be called Dakota, Lakota, or Nakota, according to their language group. A rich oral tradition relates the values, culture, and spirituality of the Great Sioux Nation. The stars, known as the Great Spirit's holy breath, the sun and the earth figure prominently in this ... tradition. Today, as yesterday, the people of the Great Sioux Nation seek to live in harmony with the universe. The Sioux population has greatly increased over the past hundred years. In ... ...

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... stories to modern literature, Native American values and beliefs have not changed, they are only applied to present problems and situations. These two stories are examples of the importance of oral tradition in Native American cultures. The Girl Who Married the Bear is an origin story that was used by the people of the Tagish, Tuchone, and Tlinget tribes, to teach their ... between these stories, such as the two women's ability to change into animals, their separation from normal society, and their ability to take care of themselves, show the importance of tradition in Native American c...

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... down through their spoken language. After the arrival of the Europeans this would change as they would start to adapt a alphabet. Their government before the settlers arrival was based on oral tradition, and their culture instilled a sense of right and wrong and valued honesty. These values would be a main force behind their justice system. After the arrival of the English who brought ... ...

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... many private institutions began opening up including Catholic Maryland and The College of William and Mary. Also it is worthy to mention that a less recognized literary tradition was finding its roots at this time. The oral history of the African slaves was becoming infused with their new American experiences. However, it would be another century before these stories would be eternalized in ... ...

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... to hear the missing motorcycle and Jimi Hendrix' guitar. Thomas-Builds-the-Fire is the storyteller everyone mocks and no one listens to. .He via the ancient Indian art of oral storytelling, uses the past to try and heal the present. Thomas mixes elements of the traditional with elements of the modern in order to make his stories all that much ... stands on the porch all night long waiting, wrapped in his mother's favorite quilt and pretending to hear the missing motorcycle and Jimi Hendrix' guitar. A hopeful daydream, in "A Drug Called Tradition," follows a painful memory, "Every Little...

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... to hear the missing motorcycle and Jimi Hendrix' guitar. Thomas-Builds-the-Fire is the storyteller everyone mocks and no one listens to. .He via the ancient Indian art of oral storytelling, uses the past to try and heal the present. Thomas mixes elements of the traditional with elements of the modern in order to make his stories all that much ... stands on the porch all night long waiting, wrapped in his mother's favorite quilt and pretending to hear the missing motorcycle and Jimi Hendrix' guitar. A hopeful daydream, in "A Drug Called Tradition," follows a painful memory, "Every Little...

• Word Count: 2533
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• Grade Level: High School