Many cultures view children differently and assign them different positions within the family. In the Native American community, children are considered sacred. To ensure this concept, many people are involved in raising a Native American child. In the early childhood of Native Americans, there are important rites and rituals that vary depending on the tribe. Views about children, rituals, and the community involved in raising children are all based on the central theme of relationships. Throughout early and middle childhood, relationships are important to the education of Native American children. Within the Native American community, people see children as a blessing. Children occupy a special position in the family and within the tribe. Specifically, the Lakota tribe emphasizes that children are spirits that come into the family and if the family does not treat them as scared, they will be lost (Herzberg, 2013). Many other tribes place the same value on children. The Pueblo believe that a child has the right to grow up and belong to a world of meaning. Within the tribe, the ...