MIRROR OF HEAVEN - CROSS-CULTURAL TRANSFERENCE OF THE SACRED GEOGRAPHY OF THE BLACK-HILLS

The Black Hills are a mountain group on the northern plains of North A merica considered sacred by several Native American groups. Several gr oups shared a conceptual association between Black Hills landscape fea tures, constellations, seasonal movements and mythology. These groups include the Lakotas, Cheyennes, Kiowas and Kiowa-Apaches. Beliefs abou t the sacred geography of the area were transferred from group to grou p as new peoples entered the area over the course of several centuries .