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Devastation Associated with 'The Great Dying'

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mass extinction of plant and animal life - " by far the greatest biological crisis the world has ever endured" (Smith, 1999, p. PG) - is that scientists still have  no concrete evidence why such a phenomenon occurred. That the planet lost more than ninety percent of all marine plant and animal life, as well as nearly seventy percent  of all land species, makes one ponder the underlying spiritual reasons for such havoc (Ham, 2000). Native Americans often look to the hidden  meaning of events such as these, as a means by which to make better sense out of the tragedy. Why is it important to know about this phenomenon and  what can be learned from its impact upon the people of the world? Indeed, the Native American population has demonstrated a stronger spiritual connection with the earth and the  issues that surround it; therefore, it would not be surprising to learn that there may have been an elemental motivation behind this global disaster more primitive than mere mortals could  understand. Death in any capacity, an entity greatly feared and misunderstood by humankind, is the representation of lifes end. Native Americans, however, take a decidedly different approach to  such mortality, postulating that death - in all its ominous forms - is truly nothing to ones existence but a component of rebirth. The connection that exists between life  and death is often viewed as quite segmented when looking through mortal eyes; Native American postulation is determined to bridge this ever-widening gap by demonstrating how death is not only  a significant and very important part of life, but that it in no way detracts from the existence of current life forms. The