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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3631087, member: 45"]This really isn't the issue here, though. The topic is related to the specific Navajo traditional and cultural respect regarding the bear...not all animals, not fur, not vegan vs. meat eaters, not climate change, or any other problem the world faces. It concerns an explanation of why the item posted was probably not made by a Navajo. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a lack of understanding on the part of many individuals in this country, that there is no one "Native American culture." Every tribe is an independent, sovereign nation, with its own historical traditions, beliefs, and customs, which often vary dramatically between tribes. The Navajo, for example, do not regard the bear in the same way the Shoshone do. The one thing they all have in common, though, is that the bear probably carries more symbolic and spiritual importance, to all tribes, than any other animal. It's just that the way that is interpreted and acted upon varies considerably.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although bear claws may be part of many tribes' cultural use, because of the specific taboos followed by the Navajo, a Navajo tribal member who closely follows beliefs and traditions of their tribe would not wear a bear claw as personal adornment, or make something for someone else to wear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3631087, member: 45"]This really isn't the issue here, though. The topic is related to the specific Navajo traditional and cultural respect regarding the bear...not all animals, not fur, not vegan vs. meat eaters, not climate change, or any other problem the world faces. It concerns an explanation of why the item posted was probably not made by a Navajo. There is a lack of understanding on the part of many individuals in this country, that there is no one "Native American culture." Every tribe is an independent, sovereign nation, with its own historical traditions, beliefs, and customs, which often vary dramatically between tribes. The Navajo, for example, do not regard the bear in the same way the Shoshone do. The one thing they all have in common, though, is that the bear probably carries more symbolic and spiritual importance, to all tribes, than any other animal. It's just that the way that is interpreted and acted upon varies considerably. Although bear claws may be part of many tribes' cultural use, because of the specific taboos followed by the Navajo, a Navajo tribal member who closely follows beliefs and traditions of their tribe would not wear a bear claw as personal adornment, or make something for someone else to wear.[/QUOTE]
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