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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religious traditions and groups > Native North American religion
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Native North American religion  

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  • Religion in Native American culture is an entire way of life, understood as engaging all that is vital and relating the individual to everything that matters. Despite centuries of colonization and Christianization, many Native Americans have persevered in sustaining their native religious traditions and practices. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Native North American Religion]

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