HSC 300 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Healing - ✔✔Healers receive their knowledge through fasting and asking for
guidance from above.
During the period of fasting, the Great Creator might reveal a chant or the location of a
particular herb and give instructions on how to use it for different illnesses
✔✔circle native American - ✔✔The circle represents the cycles of life, which have no
beginning, no end, and no time element.
The Great Spirit causes everything to be round.
Things that grow from the ground like the stem of a plant are round
The circle, a symbol of infinity and interconnectedness, is seen in the sweat lodge, the
bowl, the sacred pipe, the sacred hoop, and the medicine wheel.
In addition, the camp is circular, teepees are circular, the people sit in a circle in all
ceremonies. When people sit in a circle a spirit of oneness and a sense of sacredness
come upon them.
✔✔Medicine wheel native American - ✔✔The Medicine Wheel is both an important
conceptual scheme and a major ceremonial observance
The Sacred Hoop makes up the circumference with the interior of the circle being
divided into four quadrants.
Each quadrant represents a direction , a totem, an element, a color, a kingdom, a
quality, a season, and a gateway to the individual
✔✔Sturgeon People - ✔✔For example:
July 23 - August 22 = Sturgeon People
Sturgeon people come into this world as teachers with strong leadership abilities. They
are always reading and studying to search for the truth
They have an outer shell that protects their inner sweetness from other people
✔✔Number 4
Native American - ✔✔The number four is significant to Native Americans and is
incorporated into their daily lives through prayers, ceremonies, and activities.
It is believed to be the number of completeness
, Everything that grows from the earth consists of four parts:
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Fruits
Four life giving elements:
Earth
Air
Fire
Water
4 directions (N, S, E, W)
4 Seasons (Winter, spring, summer, fall)
4 Races of People (Red, Yellow, Black, White)
✔✔health & illness
Health and wellness - ✔✔Health is viewed as a balance between mind and body
The goal is to be in harmony with all things, which first means being in harmony with
oneself, and with nature and the creator.
Traditionally, Native American people lived long, happy, healthy and balanced lives.
They did everything to respect Mother Earth and the Great Spirit.
They ate wholesome food and considered all food to be a blessed gift from the Creator
They got up with the sun and went to bed with the moon
Exercise was a natural part of their lives, integrated into daily activities.
These good health habits gave them a sense of joy and a sense of purpose
✔✔disease native American - ✔✔Disease is thought to be caused when balance is
disrupted. They believe most illnesses begin in the head and they must get rid of their
negative thoughts and attitudes before healing can begin.
Disease is also thought to be caused by "soul loss" - when individuals stop being
generous and become selfish and dishonest
When people open up to the universe, learn what is good for them, and find ways to be
happier health will be restored
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Healing - ✔✔Healers receive their knowledge through fasting and asking for
guidance from above.
During the period of fasting, the Great Creator might reveal a chant or the location of a
particular herb and give instructions on how to use it for different illnesses
✔✔circle native American - ✔✔The circle represents the cycles of life, which have no
beginning, no end, and no time element.
The Great Spirit causes everything to be round.
Things that grow from the ground like the stem of a plant are round
The circle, a symbol of infinity and interconnectedness, is seen in the sweat lodge, the
bowl, the sacred pipe, the sacred hoop, and the medicine wheel.
In addition, the camp is circular, teepees are circular, the people sit in a circle in all
ceremonies. When people sit in a circle a spirit of oneness and a sense of sacredness
come upon them.
✔✔Medicine wheel native American - ✔✔The Medicine Wheel is both an important
conceptual scheme and a major ceremonial observance
The Sacred Hoop makes up the circumference with the interior of the circle being
divided into four quadrants.
Each quadrant represents a direction , a totem, an element, a color, a kingdom, a
quality, a season, and a gateway to the individual
✔✔Sturgeon People - ✔✔For example:
July 23 - August 22 = Sturgeon People
Sturgeon people come into this world as teachers with strong leadership abilities. They
are always reading and studying to search for the truth
They have an outer shell that protects their inner sweetness from other people
✔✔Number 4
Native American - ✔✔The number four is significant to Native Americans and is
incorporated into their daily lives through prayers, ceremonies, and activities.
It is believed to be the number of completeness
, Everything that grows from the earth consists of four parts:
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Fruits
Four life giving elements:
Earth
Air
Fire
Water
4 directions (N, S, E, W)
4 Seasons (Winter, spring, summer, fall)
4 Races of People (Red, Yellow, Black, White)
✔✔health & illness
Health and wellness - ✔✔Health is viewed as a balance between mind and body
The goal is to be in harmony with all things, which first means being in harmony with
oneself, and with nature and the creator.
Traditionally, Native American people lived long, happy, healthy and balanced lives.
They did everything to respect Mother Earth and the Great Spirit.
They ate wholesome food and considered all food to be a blessed gift from the Creator
They got up with the sun and went to bed with the moon
Exercise was a natural part of their lives, integrated into daily activities.
These good health habits gave them a sense of joy and a sense of purpose
✔✔disease native American - ✔✔Disease is thought to be caused when balance is
disrupted. They believe most illnesses begin in the head and they must get rid of their
negative thoughts and attitudes before healing can begin.
Disease is also thought to be caused by "soul loss" - when individuals stop being
generous and become selfish and dishonest
When people open up to the universe, learn what is good for them, and find ways to be
happier health will be restored
