Through out history, historians have had the ability to pass on the knowledge of the past because of written documents and other forms of evidence that acknowledge the existence of past civilizations and cultures. When there are no written documents, whether lost or never created, it can be more difficult for historians to explain past civilizations. The Native Americans were a group that kept no written records. The information that we know today was passed …showed first 75 words of 2991 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2991 total…largely successful in achieving these goals, making it a wonderful thing for the indigenous people of this country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Aberle, David F. The Peyote Religion Among the Navajo. Vol. 52. New York: Wenner-Gren Foundation, 1966. Crow Dog, Mary and Richard Erdoes. Lakota Woman. New York: Harper Perennial, 1991. Hultkrantz, Ake. Native Religions of North America. San Francisco: Harper & Row Publishers, 1987. Mercado, Leo. "Peyote religion: Spiritual Soul Food". 8 Mar.1999. http://www.csp.org/nicholas/A57.html.