Elegba, also known as Eshu, Papa Legba and many other names, is a West African spirit/god (Orisha). He is associated with trickery and chaos, sometimes seeming cruel, although he often has humans best interests at heart.
Mawu is an African creator goddess, she is linked to the moon and the sun and sometimes has a brother/consort Lisa.
Calinda is a dance which came from the Caribbean in the 1720's.
Damballa-Wedo is a Vodou sky god, one of the most important of the loa. Snakes are one of his symbols, as is the colour white and the day Thursday.
Ogu is a spirit / deity (Orisha) and a Vodou spirit (Loa) who rules over iron, war and hunting. He is a patron of blacksmiths.
Shango is an Orisha associated with thunder and lightning.
Zaka is a Loa associated with agriculture and is often pictured as a peasant.
The Bamboula is a dance accompanied by drums.
Aido-Hwedo is a Vodou Loa associated with snakes, rainbows and fertility, wife to Damballa-Wedo.
Five of the state's counties are Indian Reservations, areas of land alloted to Native Americans by the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
It is a controversial monument for Native American people because the United States forcibly took back the land from the Lakota, despite originally promising them the Black Hills in perpetuity.