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  • Lois Craig Elementary School
  • N. Las Vegas, NV
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Authentic dreamcatchers are made from materials that also carry deep meaning and significance in Native American culture, starting with the sacred hoop. The dream catcher hoop is usually made from wood, traditionally constructed from a bent Red Willow branch. Known as Cansasa to the Lakota tribe, Red Willow bark is a spiritually important plant and herb within First Nation cultures. It is often used during times of celebration and ceremony to show respect. Like dreamcatchers, Red Willow is also thought to offer spiritual protection. The dreamcatcher web or net is traditionally woven from stretched sinews, tough and fibrous, most likely left over from animal game hunted by the tribe for food. Having a deep foundational respect for the natural world, Native Americans traditionally use all parts of the animal so nothing goes to waste. As a finishing touch, the frame of an authentic dream catcher may also be wrapped in scrap leather or animal hide. Traditionally, it is hung above their bedside or in their house to shift their dreams and visions. Good dreams are captured in the web of life and carried with them but the evil dreams escape through the center's hole and are no longer part of them. (Note: Some bands believe the bad ideas are caught in the web and the good ideas pass through to the individual.

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Authentic dreamcatchers are made from materials that also carry deep meaning and significance in Native American culture, starting with the sacred hoop. The dream catcher hoop is usually made from wood, traditionally constructed from a bent Red Willow branch. Known as Cansasa to the Lakota tribe, Red Willow bark is a spiritually important plant and herb within First Nation cultures. It is often used during times of celebration and ceremony to show respect. Like dreamcatchers, Red Willow is also thought to offer spiritual protection. The dreamcatcher web or net is traditionally woven from stretched sinews, tough and fibrous, most likely left over from animal game hunted by the tribe for food. Having a deep foundational respect for the natural world, Native Americans traditionally use all parts of the animal so nothing goes to waste. As a finishing touch, the frame of an authentic dream catcher may also be wrapped in scrap leather or animal hide. Traditionally, it is hung above their bedside or in their house to shift their dreams and visions. Good dreams are captured in the web of life and carried with them but the evil dreams escape through the center's hole and are no longer part of them. (Note: Some bands believe the bad ideas are caught in the web and the good ideas pass through to the individual.

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