Ceremony and Dance
Ceremony and Dance
As the Fix the World people, the Karuk continue to uphold sacred ceremonial responsibilities to heal and renew the world. We continue the traditions of our ancestors as part of our responsibilities as stewards of this land and our relations.
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Karuk TribeCategory
Cultural Practices, Genealogy
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Cultural Practices, HistorySummary
This photo shows one of the last White Deerskin Dances held in Panamnik in 1912, halting for over 50 years. World Renewal practices have since rebegun in a neighboring village site by living Relatives of past ceremonial leaders and dancers.
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Karuk TribeCategory
Cultural Practices, Genealogy, History, Traditional KnowledgesSummary
This book by Lila M. O'Neale documents basketweaving techniques, types, and uses, as well as details about individual basketweavers and how their experiences related to larger patterns of Karuk culture.