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The beginning of human existence in the North American continent is based on the argument that the ancestors of today's Indians came to the region by crossing the Bering Strait in three migration waves. According to the results of geological surveys, glaciers descended to sea level during the Ice Age and formed a land bridge across the Bering Strait. Besides the latest estimates, in Wisconsin or during the last glacial period, have shown that sea level had dropped to almost one hundred and forty meters and this situation could form an open field thousands of kilometers wide. Today, anthropologists have divided North American Indians into ten cultural regions. The beliefs of the Indians of North America are too diverse to be explained by a single religious system. Common concepts are used to understand this culture, which has almost as many beliefs as the number of tribes. In this context, it has been determined that animism, totemism, and shamanism are common belief grounds. This article focuses on the periods we observe in nearly every society that led to significant changes in people's religious beliefs. Therefore, this study discusses the ancient beliefs and practices of some Native American tribes regarding rites that deeply affect societies such as birth, marriage and death.

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