What role did sacred beliefs play in the lives of the
first Americans?

Majority of the groups have practiced religions and had egalitarian social structures while other groups were almost theistic and had hierarchical social structures.  They all had a sacred place where they respect for the land and its features was to be forcefully maintained. Humans were created by a higher power which is known as ‘God’.  Human creation was never considered over the rest of creation but, equal to it, connecting both, spiritually and physically. Mother Earth and Father Sky  provided food and water, but also dared human when a balanced and respectful relationship was not forged or maintained with the rest of the world;  Every Native American, the object still is a means to express  spiritual connection to Earth, to ask for guidance, protection, help, or to simply offer gratitude.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

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