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Historical Religious figures in my community https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/indigstudies/chapter/christianity-and-first-peoples/ Prior to the arrival of Europeans on Turtle Island, Indigenous Nations had their own complex system of spiritual beliefs, the breadth and depth of which the Europeans colonizers did not fully comprehend. Indigenous Peoples’ spirituality was rooted in their connection to nature, the earth, and one another. They had creation stories and a spiritual perspective unique to the history of their Peoples that varied from culture group to culture group (Four Directions Teachings, 2015). While their system did employ ceremony and belief in a creator, it differed significantly from other organized religions of the world. In particular, many Indigenous Peoples carried a collective belief that everything in their environment possessed a spirit including the natural world, people, animals, and in some cases, inanimate objects (Four Directions Teachings, 2015). This belief system ultimately ensured Indigenous Peoples and their communities maintained a deeply interconnected relationship of respect and balance with nature, animals, and human life. Maintaining a positive relationship between these components was and is integral to their traditional world view.