While it sounds like behavior that might be concerning to people today, this was all part of the mourning process for the Ojibwe. Although there is no empirical proof of ultimate survival after the death of the body, we would explore the generally held belief among the Yoruba of Nigeria that the soul continues to exist in an afterlife. When a person dies the spirit can linger around the family and community. In what ways does the Aztec tradition differ from a typical indigenous religious tradition? A conversation with the Princeton scholar Moulie Vidas on mortality and the embrace of life in Judaism. Native American art,