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Questions and Answers about the Spokane Indians
 

Did they have a religion?
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Yes.

For the Plateau Indians, religion, like the rest of the culture, was closely tied to the landscape in which they lived and the animals in it.

The religious beliefs of the Plateau Indians had many similarities with North American religions of other native Americans. There was a "great spirit." The Okanagon thought of this Great Spirit as a bearded white man. There were also spirits of the atmosphere (winds, thunder, etc.). And there were many lesser animal spirits which served as personal guardian spirits.










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