Potawatomi religion

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Potawatomi religion is the traditional Native American religion of the Potawatomi people. Found primarily in north-eastern North America, it is practiced within Odawa communities in Canada and the United States. The tradition has no formal leadership or organizational structure and displays much internal variation.

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Definition

Together with the Odawa (Ottawa) and Ojibwe nations, the Potawatomi form a confederation called the Three Fires. [1]

Native American religions more broadly have always adapted in response to environmental changes and interactions with other communities. [2]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Smith 2012, p. 9.
  2. ↑ Crawford 2007, p. 17.

Sources

  • Crawford, Suzanne J. (2007). Native American Religious Traditions. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education. ISBN   9780131834835.
  • Smith, Theresa S. (2012) [1995]. The Island of the Anishnaabeg: Thunderers and Water Monsters in the Traditional Ojibwe Life-World. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN   978-0-8032-3832-9.
  • Vecsey, Christopher (1983). Traditional Ojibwa Religion and its Historical Changes. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. ISBN   978-0871691521.

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