I have now completed my 25" x 17" painting titled "The Rain Maker". It depicts a Native American shaman, in deep contemplation and prayer, standing atop a mountainous foothill of the American desert southwest, dressed in his ceremonial attire, as summer monsoon storm clouds loom above him.
Among the best-known examples of weather modification rituals are North American rain dances, which were performed by many Native American tribes, particularly in the Southwest area of the country.
It is believed that the Native Americans often tracked and followed known weather patterns, and also offered to perform rain dances for settlers in return for trade items. For many cultures, a dance to encourage rain is a common practice that stems from age-old Indigenous history.
Even on Native American reservations throughout the U.S., where water can be hard to come by, people gather to honor the Earth with rainmaking ceremonies. Many Tribes continue to practice rainmaking. For example, the Ohlone, Lakota and Cherokee, all practice a rain dance to bring life to the earth.
Other times, the dance is done to bring cleansing and renew peoples’ connection to the earth. Today, these dances continue to serve as a form of prayer – an invitation or a request for life-giving rain to come back to the land, especially in areas where droughts are common.
Water is life, and without it the people would not be nourished, the plants would not grow and the animals would not thrive. It can be easy to forget how much of a blessing water is until you don’t have it.
These Indigenous traditions help us to remember that water is indeed a precious resource not to be taken for granted, to be protected and preserved in this age of climate change. #oil#painting#nativeamerican#shaman#clouds#rain#water#landscape#rock#blanket#southwest#desert#moccasins#feathers
I have now completed my 25" x 17" painting titled "The Rain Maker". It depicts a Native American shaman, in deep contemplation and prayer, standing atop a mountainous foothill of the American desert southwest, dressed in his ceremonial attire, as summer monsoon storm clouds loom above him.
Among the best-known examples of weather modification rituals are North American rain dances, which were performed by many Native American tribes, particularly in the Southwest area of the country.
It is believed that the Native Americans often tracked and followed known weather patterns, and also offered to perform rain dances for settlers in return for trade items. For many cultures, a dance to encourage rain is a common practice that stems from age-old Indigenous history.
Even on Native American reservations throughout the U.S., where water can be hard to come by, people gather to honor the Earth with rainmaking ceremonies. Many Tribes continue to practice rainmaking. For example, the Ohlone, Lakota and Cherokee, all practice a rain dance to bring life to the earth.
Other times, the dance is done to bring cleansing and renew peoples’ connection to the earth. Today, these dances continue to serve as a form of prayer – an invitation or a request for life-giving rain to come back to the land, especially in areas where droughts are common.
Water is life, and without it the people would not be nourished, the plants would not grow and the animals would not thrive. It can be easy to forget how much of a blessing water is until you don’t have it.
These Indigenous traditions help us to remember that water is indeed a precious resource not to be taken for granted, to be protected and preserved in this age of climate change. #oil #painting #nativeamerican #shaman #clouds #rain #water #landscape #rock #blanket #southwest #desert #moccasins #feathers