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The aboriginals of the Northwest Territories were typically nomadic groups, oriented with a mother earth/creator type spirituality. They believed in legends which explained the origin of the mountains, rivers, lakes, fish, etc. It is in fact, often very hard to distinguish between the Northern Aboriginal way of life and their spirituality because they were so closely interconnected.

These people also believed and continue to believe very strongly in individuals with medicine powers (powers passed to those who have done good deeds, inherited, or stolen).

Women were expected to stay home most of the time, and raise the children, scrape hides, etc. but were revered for these abilities and were thought to possess powers of their own. The only explanation I have heard of these powers, however, is that women posses these powers because they may bleed and not die.

The area which I grew up in (The Deh Cho) was strongly influenced by the legend of a strong medicine man called Yamoria.

I'm not sure what the exact term for this type of spirituality would be. Either way, Aboriginal spirituality is by no means the only religion of people in the Northwest Territories today, in fact, it is quickly dying out despite many government initiated projects to maintain it due to it's cultural value and identity. The residential schools which were implemented in the 20th century have converted many Aboriginal northerners to Catholicism and Protestantism.

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