Most Native American people were / are aware that all of life is sacred. If they took something from nature, it would be only for food, shelter, and/or clothing and they would be sure to use every part of animals, leaving nothing to waste. Asking first for permission from the animal's spirit and sometimes even giving a gift back, if only a prayer of thanks to Great Spirit ~ the Creator of the Earth who inhabits everything ~ they held a deep reverence for the spirit (energy)
