The world indigenous has the advantage of being neutral in tone; however, it means the same thing as native, except that it come from Greek rather than Latin. Indigenous Religions are found in every climate, from tropical rain forest to the arctic tundra, and some are far older than today''s dominant religions. Their are major differences in their stories of creation and origin, in their stories of creation and origin, in their beliefs about the afterlife, in their marriage and funeral customs, and much more.
In North America their are lot of native religions two examples would be the Incas and the Mayans.
The Incas were one of the largest, richest and most powerful empires before pre-Columbian America as their territory covered a lot of land. Incas originated in Peru. Incas conquered lots of land by imposing their language and organizational skills to the people. The Inca civilization originated from a tribe in the Cuzco area of Peru that was founded around the year of 13th century.
In North America their are lot of native religions two examples would be the Incas and the Mayans.
The Incas were one of the largest, richest and most powerful empires before pre-Columbian America as their territory covered a lot of land. Incas originated in Peru. Incas conquered lots of land by imposing their language and organizational skills to the people. The Inca civilization originated from a tribe in the Cuzco area of Peru that was founded around the year of 13th century.
The Maya civilization was influenced by the city of Teotihuacan, located farther to the west. At Tikal, it appears that one of their early rulers, named Siyaj K’ak, may have come from there. According to an inscription, he ascended the throne on Sept. 13, A.D. 379, and is depicted wearing feathers and shells and holding an atlatl. While hunters and gatherers had a presence in Central America stretching back thousands of years, it was in what archaeologists call the Pre-classic period (1800 B.C. to A.D. 250) that permanent village life really took off.