![]() ![]() The name of the child has a direct relationship to the child’s gifts for the community and serves as a reminder throughout an individual’s life of their mission here. The name and the child’s purpose are recorded by village elders. The Dagara culture in West Africa ask the embryo at about six months gestation who they are and what is their purpose or message they carry from the realm of the ancestors. All indigenous cultures have, or once had, at least one and sometimes several traditional naming rituals. Native American’s are not the only people who place great importance on name selection. A person’s spirit name tells you something about the person, their personality, and their mission in this life.Īccording to Lakota tradition, the Naming Ceremony was one of the seven sacred ceremonies given by White Buffalo Woman. One Grandmother, Waynonaha Two Worlds, explains that one’s spiritual name is much more important than the legal name of a person. A Native American Naming Ceremony is a considered a very sacred event. ![]()
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