World Renewal ceremonies
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World Renewal ceremonies are traditional Yurok religious rituals intended to restore balance, renew the world’s spiritual and natural order, and ensure the well-being of the community and environment.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arrow Renewal Ceremony | 1 |
| World Renewal Ceremony | 1 |
| World Renewal ceremonies canonical | 1 |
| World Renewal ceremony | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American religious practice
ⓘ
Yurok ceremony ⓘ religious ritual ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
U.S. colonization
ⓘ
U.S. federal Indian policy ⓘ missionization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Klamath River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific coast of northern California ⓘ Yurok sacred sites ⓘ |
| continuity |
continue to be practiced in modified forms
ⓘ
practiced before European colonization ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
central to Yurok worldview
ⓘ
express Yurok concepts of balance and reciprocity ⓘ reinforce social cohesion among Yurok people ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
ensure well-being of the community
ⓘ
ensure well-being of the environment ⓘ maintain harmony between humans and the natural world ⓘ prevent spiritual and ecological catastrophe ⓘ reaffirm Yurok cultural identity ⓘ renew the world’s natural order ⓘ renew the world’s spiritual order ⓘ restore balance in the world ⓘ |
| includesElement |
dance
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ observance of taboos ⓘ offerings ⓘ prayer ⓘ ritual purification ⓘ ritual speeches ⓘ song ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Yurok ceremonial leaders
ⓘ
Yurok community members ⓘ Yurok religious specialists ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Klamath River region
ⓘ
Yurok ⓘ
surface form:
Yurok ancestral territory
Northern California ⓘ
surface form:
northern California
|
| practicedBy | Yurok people ONNED1 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important element of Yurok cultural heritage ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic balance
ⓘ
environmental stewardship ⓘ spiritual reciprocity ⓘ world renewal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brush Dance
ⓘ
White Deerskin Dance ⓘ
surface form:
Deerskin Dance
Jump Dance ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Yurok religion ⓘ |
| revitalization | subject of cultural revival efforts among Yurok people ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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World Renewal ceremony
this entity surface form:
World Renewal Ceremony
this entity surface form:
Arrow Renewal Ceremony