While the body may be honored for two to four days before burial, embalming is avoided. Family members wash and dress the body, and place it in a shroud or wooden casket. They make all the arrangements, including transporting the body, and utilize green burial techniques. In a traditional Native American funeral, the family takes care of their own dead. You can read one description in this blog post: Witness to a Native American Funeral. Many also believe that birth, life and death are all part of an endless cycle. Native people consider the natural world a sacred place, with religious activities attached to specific places. There are 564 tribes in America, approximately 1.9 million people.Įach tribe has their own variation on funeral customs, including use of Native languages, symbols, ceremonial objects and practice. The funeral customs of Native Americans, known in Canada as First Nations people, involve the community in activities to honor the deceased and support the family.
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