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To: Brumar89 who wrote (24189)

8/20/2012 12:50:03 PM

From: Wharf Rat

Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487

The tribe fed and clothed the medicine man.

The 'Pay' of Medicine Men
B Y J I M P A T H F I N D E R E W I N G (N V N E H I A W A T I S G I)

SOME PEOPLE, ERRONEOUSLY, believe that all healing work is done for free in Native way. Ceremonies are free; though, usually, gifts will be given. Specific acts entail ugista 'ti - an archaic Tsalagi (Cherokee) word meaning, literally, "for to eat."

In ancient days, one would give the shaman or medicine man a deer hide or moccasins, something useful if he performed a curing ceremony or specific task outside of the ceremonial duties of the tribe. Of course, the tribe provided food. Later, after the Europeans came, that became beads or something to trade for food; ugista 'ti.

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