With so many religions in the world it can be hard to keep up with what everyone believes. Religiously Literate is here to help! Join Jay and Ryan on this episode as Ryan shares what he has learned from working with Lakota communities.In this episode, we discuss Lakota Spirituality, including an overview of terms, history, the meaning of "all my relations," the White Buffalo Calf Woman story, as well as several key ceremonies.Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ReigiousLitPod and Twitter: @ReligiousLitPodSHOW NOTES:American Indian: a person whose pre-Columbian ancestors are from what is now the lower 48 states of the USNative American: a term used to refer to a person whose pre-Columbian ancestors are from the Americas – North, South, and CentralAlaska Native: a person whose pre-Columbian ancestors are from what is now AlaskaNative Hawaiian: a person whose pre-Columbian ancestors are from HawaiiFirst Nations: the preferred term for people whose pre-Columbian ancestors are from what is now CanadaIndigenous: a term used to refer to any of the fourth world nations (people previously or currently living under colonialism)Native: a generic term often used in the US if a tribal name is not known or is not necessaryIndian Nation: the proper term for an American Indian tribeOčhéthi šakówíŋ Graphic: http://www.sintegleska.edu/lakota-word-of-the-week/oceti-sakowin Lakota Perspective Map: https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/lakota-territory/ Lakota Lands Over Time: https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/bison-range-and-lakota-territory/ Očhéthi šakówíŋ Reservations Map: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Sioux01.png Lakota terminology:Očhéthi šakówíŋ: Seven Council FiresMitákuye oyás’iŋ: All of my relationsÍŋyaŋ: stoneAŋpétuwi: sunWakȟáŋ: spiritual powerMakȟa: earthMní wičhóni: Water is lifeČȟaŋšáša: Red willow bark, “tobacco”Albert White Hat Lakota Origin Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-wM3XYIQ4c Lakota Pipe: https://newjerseyarchaeology.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/ae2010-11-118-ab_1.jpg?w=768  Seven Lakota ceremonies:Inípi: purification lodgeHaŋbléčheyapi: crying for visionWiwáŋyaŋg Wačhípi: Sun DanceHuŋkalowaŋpi: making of relativesIšnáthi Awíčhalowaŋpi: female puberty ceremonyTȟápa Waŋkáyeyapi: throwing of the ballWanáǧi yuhápi: Soul keepingLakota Emergence Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyb1OkRAVUs&t=1s Ryan Goeckner. (2019, February 13). Lakota Religious Traditions. Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia. Retrieved May 09, 2019, from http://hdl.handle.net/2429/69930Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Educational and Cultural Resources: http://sioux.org/images/files/Education_and_Cultural_Resources.pdf Music used in this episode is City of Jewels by Destiny & Time

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