In the Sioux way of life, Wakan Tanka (Standard Lakota Orthography: Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) is the term for `the sacred` or `the divine`. This is usually translated as `The Great Spirit`. However, according to Russell Means, its meaning is closer to `Great Mystery` as Lakota spirituality is not henotheistic. Before their attempted conversion ...
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(from the article `nature worship`) ...is not a collective omnipotence. Powerful hunters, priests, and shamans have orenda to some degree. The wakanda, or wakan, of the Sioux is ...
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In Dakota mythology, Wakan Tanka was a creator. He existed alone in the void before existence where he was lonely, so he decided to make company for himself by dividing into four. He made earth, and mated with her to create the sky, then he mated with earth and sky to make the sun. Afterwards creation continued to grow as the leaves and twigs grow ...
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