Star Symbol

Star Symbol

The Star Symbol


Native American Symbols, like the Star symbol, can vary in meaning from one tribe to another and across the culture groups of North America. 

Discover facts and information about the meanings of secret and mysterious symbols used by Native American Indians in our List of Symbols including the Star symbol.

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Meaning of the Star Symbol
Native American Indians were a deeply spiritual people and they communicated their history, thoughts, ideas and dreams from generation to generation through Symbols and Signs such as the Star symbol.
Native American symbols are geometric portrayals of celestial bodies, natural phenomena and animal designs. For additional information on this subject refer to Star Chart & Astrology. Winter counts are pictorial calendars or histories in which tribal records and events were recorded in picture writing naming each year (winter) by an outstanding event. Many of the Plains tribes including the Lakota Sioux, Blackfoot, Mandan and Kiowa used winter counts extensively. The Star symbol was used to produce a picture records. The star symbol was used to describe a famous event that occurred in 1833 - which we call the Leonid meteor shower. This fantastic meteoric display took place on the morning of November 13, 1833 and was was witnessed throughout North America. This event was recorded in several Native American Winter Counts - using the star symbol to predict the event. The stars are represented having four points. The event was recorded using the star symbol by four tribes referring to the event as the 'Year the stars fell'.

The Star Symbol - Meaning
There were so many tribes of Native American Indians it is only possible to generalise the most common meaning of the Star symbol or pattern. Native Indian symbols are still used as Tattoos and were used for a variety of reasons and depicted on numerous objects such as tepees, totem poles, musical instruments, clothes and War Paint. Indian Tribes also used their own Colors for Symbols and designs depending on the natural resources available to make Native American paint.

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Native American Indians - Star Symbol
Native American Indians had a highly complex culture, especially those who lived on the Great Plains.

Their religion was dominated by rituals and belief in a spiritual connection with nature and these beliefs were reflected in the various symbols they used such as the Star symbol.

The clothes, tepees and all of his belongings was decorated with art and included symbols depicting his achievements, acts of heroism, his various spirit guides or the most important events in his life. Every symbol used by an American Native Indian had meaning which can be accessed from Symbols and Meanings.

Star Symbol

The Star Symbol

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  • The Star symbol of Native Americans
  • Meaning, symbolism and interpretation of the Star symbol
  • Interesting facts and info for kids and schools
  • Pictures, meanings, patterns and designs of symbols
  • Native American Star symbol meaning

Pictures and Videos of Native Americans
Star. Discover the vast selection of pictures which relate to the History of Native Americans and illustrate many symbols used by American Indians. The pictures show the clothing, war paint, weapons and decorations of various Native Indian tribes that can be used as a really useful educational history resource for kids and children of all ages. We have included pictures and videos to accompany the main topic of this section - Star. The videos enable fast access to the images, paintings and pictures together with information and many historical facts. All of the articles and pages can be accessed via the Native Indian Tribes Index - a great educational resource for kids.

 

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