They believe that a god known as the Great Spirit was their creator.
The Eastern Woodland Indians believed that everything had a soul.
The Windigo was an evil spirit that they thought made trouble for human beings.
The Indians had a great love and respect fo Mother Earth because she gave them everything they needed to survive.
They knew they couldn't own Mother Earth but they could use her gifts aslong as they didn't waste or treat them badly.
The Shaman men/women used herbs and other natural medicines to help cure sickness, they gave advice aswell as prayers offering things to the spirits.
The Indians thought that the number 4 was a sacred number and that it described the Universe; 4 Directions (North, South, East West), 4 Seasons (Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall), AND 4 Orders of Nature (Earth, Plants, Animals, Humans).
