Editing Reincarnation (section)

===Ho-Chunk===
Reincarnation is an intrinsic part of some [[Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands|Northeastern Native American]] traditions.<ref name="Amerindian Rebirth"/> The following is a story of human-to-human reincarnation as told by Thunder Cloud, a [[Ho-Chunk|Winnebago (Ho-Chunk)]] [[Shamanism|shaman]]. Here Thunder Cloud talks about his two previous lives and how he died and came back again to this his third lifetime. He describes his time between lives, when he was "blessed" by Earth Maker and all the abiding spirits and given special powers, including the ability to heal the sick.

Thunder Cloud's account of his two reincarnations:
{{bquote|I ''(my ghost)'' was taken to the place where the sun sets ''(the west)''. ... While at that place, I thought I would come back to earth again, and the old man with whom I was staying said to me, "My son, did you not speak about wanting to go to the earth again?" I had, as a matter of fact, only thought of it, yet he knew what I wanted. Then he said to me, "You can go, but you must ask the chief first." Then I went and told the chief of the village of my desire, and he said to me, "You may go and obtain your revenge upon the people who killed your relatives and you." Then I was brought down to earth. ... There I lived until I died of old age. ... As I was lying [in my grave], someone said to me, "Come, let us go away." So then we went toward the setting of the sun. There we came to a village where we met all the dead. ... From that place I came to this earth again for the third time, and here I am.|author=Radin (1923)<ref name=Jefferson2008 >{{Cite book |last=Jefferson |first=Warren |year=2008 |title=Reincarnation beliefs of North American Indians: soul journeys, metamorphoses, and near-death experiences |publisher=Native Voices |isbn=978-1-57067-212-5 |oclc=272306114 }}</ref>|title=|source=}}