Death Rituals In Native American Culture

Older human cultures, such as the Native Americans, held rituals responding to the death of their people. Today people still hold rituals in honor of the dead, yet people now do not perform these acts. The practices used by Native American groups and tribes were better than the modern American customs used today. Therefore, more people who cannot handle the stress of death should practice these ideas to end the stress and griefing that happens today. Native American cultures have had many different traditions and rituals which change from tribe to tribe. Although there are differences, there are also similarities within most of the death rituals. Today, Native Americans still may incorporate ancient death rituals in modern funeral service. While there are differences within the different tribes, there is one belief that

One may even choose hot to hold a funeral. If one does choose to have no funeral, it is now acceptable, and if they wishes to provide one, that is their option too. However there are still things that relate to the economy, expediency, and influence of others. Death is such an unpleasant occurrence now, eventuality now many people neglect to do much planning for the disposal of their body. Too, death can strike suddenly and force upon a multitude of decisions, which, due to the unexpected trauma, people are unprepared to make within the few days that are available or expected to. People do not want to appear as if they do not sincerely care for their loved ones; and so they make rash, sometimes unwise judgments and decisions. However in older days, Native Americans did not have much to make decisions on. If part of a certain tribe, whenever someone died there was a typical, ceremonial event that would occur. Funerals were never a personal even until later in human life. This all shows how modern death customs have greatly changed over the past many