Religions?

[Kayrìlien]

Spoiler

Okay, so if we are going to go down this path--let's do this intelligently. HOWEVER: Don't get offended. I want all believers to know that it is not your Jesus that is being questioned, or doubted, nor your Buddha (not Amida, Sid, or Nicherin), your Gaia, Mohammed, Pan, Demeter, Osirus, Thor, Loki (well no one likes him anyway), nor your Coyote. ALL BELIEVERS (and non-believers) are politely asked to respect that other people may believe in the above named. This is a very sensitive topic; so let's be about it then:

As I understand it, and I may be wrong, even after a lifetime of focus on this particular subject, psychological dualism ("good/evil," right/wrong," God/Devil," Up/down," "Heaven or Nirvana/Hells-or just one Hell in some religions," "left (or sinister)/right (or righteous)," stem from our bilateral symmetry and the constant, equally split (for the most part), and HIGHLY repeatable and reliable cycle of day and night--or "light/dark."

"Man learns by observing the world around him." Or, according to a primitive, but timeless statement: "As above, so below."

Our human philosophies and religions came from our understanding of a "this versus that" style of contrast and comparison. All around us are dualisms that we can explore and reason out, and use as examples to organize the world around us, and justify ourselves and our actions in it. If the "dominant life form" on the planet were based in radial symmetry (e.g. starfish, jellyfish, even an octopus--but to a lesser extent), the global philosophies might perhaps be less simplistic (Us v. Them) "black and white" and more complex, and perhaps "color spectrum" based. Without bilateral symmetry (cut us in half and we are the same on both sides) and the constant reinforcement of dualism (day/night, ground/sky, up/down) we would have developed vastly different views of the world, and thus vastly different heroes, saviors, prophets, and gods.

As to Pandora: See how they can SEE the giant planet in the sky (the ASG has several pictures to reference). It is a constant, looming "world" they know nothing about. It is there and they can see it, along with 13 other moons (some with clouds! Even more with water)--and three suns--unlike Earth. We have developed a global belief that there ARE NO OTHER WORLDS, (except for Buddhism; which goes on, and on, and on, about the countless other worlds of existence, and how impossibly large the universe is--remember, that was written back when people were arguing that the world was flat and that the sun "died" every night, only to b reincarnated in the morning). We are supreme. We are the chosen of the gods (or insert the name of your deity here). This is because we look outward and see a sun and a moon--that is it. We have no giant looming planets filling up our day and night sky. Our sun is DOMINANT. It gives us heat and light, and makes the vacillating (ever-changing) moon seem pale by comparison. The sun is a god in many many Earth religions, and even when it is not specifically deified, the inference of monotheism, or one above all, ties directly back to our sun--with a lesser force (the moon) present to explain imperfections on Earth. This has a thousand different interpretations and there are so many variables that I cannot mention them here. These are simple generalities to compare and contrast to Pandora, who has 13 moons to see, a few planets--one of which is so large that it is more than likely quite intimidating to the primitive mind--and three suns. Additionally, some stars may be more apparent than we get.

When you look at the Pandoran sky--you have a soup, or a stew, clustered with vegetables and meats. Unlike our watered-down porridge of tiny specs and two small objects, Pandora is filled with electrical storms both ON Pandora, connecting Pandora to Polypheus (or whatever that gas bag is labelled), AND also electrical storms between Polywhateverplanet and the other moon(s) and this can be seen from Pandora. If we had anything like that on Earth, we would say "the gods were at war." An active sky (such as the one seen from Pandora) makes an active religion, active philosophies. They can see that there are other worlds and thus do not suffer from the Church's famous demonization of anyone who dared state that either: The earth is NOT flat, or that the Earth is NOT the center of the universe. Simply put: the Na'vi know better. Their religion did not fall apart because "sky people came." On earth, several religions would explode if we were "invaded" by "sky people."

So, in summation, I put forth that we have to take into account the vast differences in Pandoran astronomy and geology to even begin to understand their belief systems. From the beginning, their existence has been a constant interaction with the world around them (what they have labeled as "Eywa"), and their skies have shown them they are NOT alone in the universe, nor are they "the biggest thing in the sky." The absolute worst thing humans could so--and I am certain this will be a HOT topic in either a movie sequel or any number of novels--is to bring (Earth deity) to Pandora and try to make the Na'vi feel as if they are born into sin and therefore need "salvation."

So, there is the can of worms. Anyone seen my can opener around here?

The major difference that I see between the Na'vi and Humans concerning religion is that the Na'vi know Eywa exists. They're not exactly sure what Eywa is, but they are 100% certain that the connection between all life on Pandora is real.

On Earth, we have many different religions, each attempting to explain what human intuition cannot explain. There are a great many devout people in this world, most of which believe that their God (Gods? Goddess? Goddesses?) is real and belongs to some higher state of being than humans. However, we humans do not have this direct connection, this proof that a "supernatural" entity exists. It is all up to faith, and basically, the degree to which people believe in a religion, no matter what it may be, defines them.

Looking at history, Earth's religions have a bit of a bad reputation (understatement, I know...) because of the countless acts of violence and destruction that have been carried out in their name. The problems erupt not with the dogma that defines what a religion is, but when people of different religions interact with each other and attempt to persuade, convert, proselytize, evangelize, or whatever you want to call it.

TL;DR: I don't have a problem with religion. I do have a problem with other people telling me that their religion is the truth and that I am a lesser person than they are because I do not share their beliefs. Because this is basically what Parker Selfridge and the RDA are doing to the Na'vi. They are basically saying "I believe that the economic development of Planet Earth is of supreme importance, and I will do whatever it takes to see that happen. Because you do not share this belief, we will not look at you as equals, and will instead try to either convince you to see our perspective (Grace's school) or remove you from the situation altogether (Quaritch's guns 'n' stuff).

But yeah...like Kaltxì Palulukan said, these are my opinions, nothing more. If you agree, that's cool. If you disagree, that's slightly-less-but-still cool. I really don't want any sort of religious flaming to erupt, because that WILL divide a community with a wound that cannot be healed.

Kayrìlien

[Rolyu]

Ooh! Good comparison. The RDA I mean.  I love how instead of converting the Na'vi into believing in capitalism, the Na'vi manage to convert several humans on Pandora (and many more on earth it seems!) to believe in Eywa.  Win for them.

[Txur’Itan]

In simple terms Gaia = Eywa with the key difference being there seems to be a way for the Na'vi to have messages sent back from Eywa to the Na'vi.

This discussion could explode based on the number of ways we could approach comparisons to Earthly concepts.  I think generally, regardless of the religion, many simple analogies will do. 

However, the most compelling comparison based on available facts would be that Eywa is like Gaia or Earth Mother, manifested literally to be Eywa and everything on it her children living as "Eywa'eveng".  The other religions do not appear to equate unless the Na'vi have reason to consider similar reverence to the other Polyphemus moons that they have for their own.  In which case, they might be better compared to the Greek(Roman)/Norse/Egyptian/Hindu or similar pantheons.

Spoiler: some light reading

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_worship

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_myth

http://www.crystalinks.com/nativeamcreation.html
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/creation.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_creation_myth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna#Jainism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Div-e-Sepid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan

[Kayrìlien]

Ooh! Good comparison. The RDA I mean.  I love how instead of converting the Na'vi into believing in capitalism, the Na'vi manage to convert several humans on Pandora (and many more on earth it seems!) to believe in Eywa.  Win for them.

Definitely got a convert here, though I've never been a capitalist. Too much grief.

Kayrìlien

[Rolyu]

Gosh.  I feel so lame.  My life's dream is to be the owner of the worlds finest internet cafe/ computer repair/ gaming event house franchise.

Capitalism aside, I keep wondering whether or not the Na'vi belief in Eywa extends beyond Pandora.  I know many human religions lack the foresight to see beyond humans and the Earth, but with the Na'vi it seems likely that either there planet is unique, and the belief based only on their planet, or, since they don't travel to other places (planets), they just haven't thought about it.

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

Spoiler

Okay, so if we are going to go down this path--let's do this intelligently. HOWEVER: Don't get offended. I want all believers to know that it is not your Jesus that is being questioned, or doubted, nor your Buddha (not Amida, Sid, or Nicherin), your Gaia, Mohammed, Pan, Demeter, Osirus, Thor, Loki (well no one likes him anyway), nor your Coyote. ALL BELIEVERS (and non-believers) are politely asked to respect that other people may believe in the above named. This is a very sensitive topic; so let's be about it then:

As I understand it, and I may be wrong, even after a lifetime of focus on this particular subject, psychological dualism ("good/evil," right/wrong," God/Devil," Up/down," "Heaven or Nirvana/Hells-or just one Hell in some religions," "left (or sinister)/right (or righteous)," stem from our bilateral symmetry and the constant, equally split (for the most part), and HIGHLY repeatable and reliable cycle of day and night--or "light/dark."

"Man learns by observing the world around him." Or, according to a primitive, but timeless statement: "As above, so below."

Our human philosophies and religions came from our understanding of a "this versus that" style of contrast and comparison. All around us are dualisms that we can explore and reason out, and use as examples to organize the world around us, and justify ourselves and our actions in it. If the "dominant life form" on the planet were based in radial symmetry (e.g. starfish, jellyfish, even an octopus--but to a lesser extent), the global philosophies might perhaps be less simplistic (Us v. Them) "black and white" and more complex, and perhaps "color spectrum" based. Without bilateral symmetry (cut us in half and we are the same on both sides) and the constant reinforcement of dualism (day/night, ground/sky, up/down) we would have developed vastly different views of the world, and thus vastly different heroes, saviors, prophets, and gods.

As to Pandora: See how they can SEE the giant planet in the sky (the ASG has several pictures to reference). It is a constant, looming "world" they know nothing about. It is there and they can see it, along with 13 other moons (some with clouds! Even more with water)--and three suns--unlike Earth. We have developed a global belief that there ARE NO OTHER WORLDS, (except for Buddhism; which goes on, and on, and on, about the countless other worlds of existence, and how impossibly large the universe is--remember, that was written back when people were arguing that the world was flat and that the sun "died" every night, only to b reincarnated in the morning). We are supreme. We are the chosen of the gods (or insert the name of your deity here). This is because we look outward and see a sun and a moon--that is it. We have no giant looming planets filling up our day and night sky. Our sun is DOMINANT. It gives us heat and light, and makes the vacillating (ever-changing) moon seem pale by comparison. The sun is a god in many many Earth religions, and even when it is not specifically deified, the inference of monotheism, or one above all, ties directly back to our sun--with a lesser force (the moon) present to explain imperfections on Earth. This has a thousand different interpretations and there are so many variables that I cannot mention them here. These are simple generalities to compare and contrast to Pandora, who has 13 moons to see, a few planets--one of which is so large that it is more than likely quite intimidating to the primitive mind--and three suns. Additionally, some stars may be more apparent than we get.

When you look at the Pandoran sky--you have a soup, or a stew, clustered with vegetables and meats. Unlike our watered-down porridge of tiny specs and two small objects, Pandora is filled with electrical storms both ON Pandora, connecting Pandora to Polypheus (or whatever that gas bag is labelled), AND also electrical storms between Polywhateverplanet and the other moon(s) and this can be seen from Pandora. If we had anything like that on Earth, we would say "the gods were at war." An active sky (such as the one seen from Pandora) makes an active religion, active philosophies. They can see that there are other worlds and thus do not suffer from the Church's famous demonization of anyone who dared state that either: The earth is NOT flat, or that the Earth is NOT the center of the universe. Simply put: the Na'vi know better. Their religion did not fall apart because "sky people came." On earth, several religions would explode if we were "invaded" by "sky people."

So, in summation, I put forth that we have to take into account the vast differences in Pandoran astronomy and geology to even begin to understand their belief systems. From the beginning, their existence has been a constant interaction with the world around them (what they have labeled as "Eywa"), and their skies have shown them they are NOT alone in the universe, nor are they "the biggest thing in the sky." The absolute worst thing humans could so--and I am certain this will be a HOT topic in either a movie sequel or any number of novels--is to bring (Earth deity) to Pandora and try to make the Na'vi feel as if they are born into sin and therefore need "salvation."

So, there is the can of worms. Anyone seen my can opener around here?

The major difference that I see between the Na'vi and Humans concerning religion is that the Na'vi know Eywa exists. They're not exactly sure what Eywa is, but they are 100% certain that the connection between all life on Pandora is real.

On Earth, we have many different religions, each attempting to explain what human intuition cannot explain. There are a great many devout people in this world, most of which believe that their God (Gods? Goddess? Goddesses?) is real and belongs to some higher state of being than humans. However, we humans do not have this direct connection, this proof that a "supernatural" entity exists. It is all up to faith, and basically, the degree to which people believe in a religion, no matter what it may be, defines them.

Looking at history, Earth's religions have a bit of a bad reputation (understatement, I know...) because of the countless acts of violence and destruction that have been carried out in their name. The problems erupt not with the dogma that defines what a religion is, but when people of different religions interact with each other and attempt to persuade, convert, proselytize, evangelize, or whatever you want to call it.

TL;DR: I don't have a problem with religion. I do have a problem with other people telling me that their religion is the truth and that I am a lesser person than they are because I do not share their beliefs. Because this is basically what Parker Selfridge and the RDA are doing to the Na'vi. They are basically saying "I believe that the economic development of Planet Earth is of supreme importance, and I will do whatever it takes to see that happen. Because you do not share this belief, we will not look at you as equals, and will instead try to either convince you to see our perspective (Grace's school) or remove you from the situation altogether (Quaritch's guns 'n' stuff).

But yeah...like Kaltxì Palulukan said, these are my opinions, nothing more. If you agree, that's cool. If you disagree, that's slightly-less-but-still cool. I really don't want any sort of religious flaming to erupt, because that WILL divide a community with a wound that cannot be healed.

Kayrìlien

THAT TEARS IT! I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH!

Spoiler

(be sure to read "description" above)

[Kayrìlien]

Gosh.  I feel so lame.  My life's dream is to be the owner of the worlds finest internet cafe/ computer repair/ gaming event house franchise.

Oh, I'm sorry...I don't mean to make other people feel bad. It's your prerogative to try and become the most successful person you can be, and don't let anyone take that away from you. I'd probably frequent your internet cafe if it was near my house, too (and if the coffee was any good  ). Just because I'm not an entrepreneurial type of person doesn't mean I look down on people that are; that's basically exactly what I said I don't like about religions!

Oeru txoa livu, srak?

Kayrìlien

[Kayrìlien]

THAT TEARS IT! I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH!

Spoiler

(be sure to read "description" above)

lol I'm honored. My first decree as prophet: I declare the film known as Avatar to be the Kayrìlien/Kaltxì Palulukan Religious Academy of Na'vi Speakers' Best Picture Of All Time! (And there was much rejoicing!)

Kayrìlien

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

Hey, wait! What's this about Capitalism as a religion? Where do I sign up? Is there a signing bonus? Can I leverage other members of the congregation to increase my karma share? If I increase quarterly profit, does that mean I get to wear the pointy hat?



I will be the Gordon Gecko of Pandora! I want to option Slefridge's contract so I can add him to my pantheon! OMG My ego loves this! The colonel can be my Anubis!

[Kayrìlien]

Hey, wait! What's this about Capitalism as a religion? Where do I sign up? Is there a signing bonus? Can I leverage other members of the congregation to increase my karma share? If I increase quarterly profit, does that mean I get to wear the pointy hat?



I will be the Gordon Gecko of Pandora! I want to option Slefridge's contract so I can add him to my pantheon! OMG My ego loves this! The colonel can be my Anubis!

Epic win. Don't forget, the 10% required monthly tithe will be invested in mutual funds guaranteed to double their value in only 10 years, providing a safe and secure financial future for you and your aysmuktu!

Kayrìlien

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

OH oh! I want to promote Michael Milken and Bernie Madoff to immediate sainthood so that they can start doing "The Lord's work" for me!" by transforming Na'vi into tangible assets. (We will RULE the futures market!)



(Oh, and I want one of those "Giant Saws-all shovel mining things" from the movie as a personal limo--does that come with a hot tub that seats three?)

[Tsu'roen]

Hey, wait! What's this about Capitalism as a religion? Where do I sign up? Is there a signing bonus? Can I leverage other members of the congregation to increase my karma share? If I increase quarterly profit, does that mean I get to wear the pointy hat?



I will be the Gordon Gecko of Pandora! I want to option Slefridge's contract so I can add him to my pantheon! OMG My ego loves this! The colonel can be my Anubis!

Everything that ends in "ism" is a "religion" to some degree by the definition of that ending:
"-ism - a suffix, meaning adherence or following an ideology"
And any ideology is just a surrogate for "traditional" religion.

[Toruk Makto]

  With the Na'vi, it seems that their relationship with Eywa is based on trust instead of belief. They don't have to worry about believing in the existence of Eywa any more than we have to worry about believing in the existence of our next door neighbor. But they do have to trust that Eywa will be consistent in preserving the balance of life. I wonder if Eywa explicitly tells them her intentions via tsahaylu, or do the Na'vi have to guess at them? Judging from the apparent lack of religious warfare, I would assume they have the details right from Eywa herself.

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

With the Na'vi, it seems that their relationship with Eywa is based on trust instead of belief. They don't have to worry about believing in the existence of Eywa any more than we have to worry about believing in the existence of our next door neighbor. But they do have to trust that Eywa will be consistant in preserving the balance of life. I wonder if Eywa explicitly tells them her intentions via tsahaylu, or do the Na'vi have to guess at them? Judging from the apparent lack of religious warfare, I would assume they have the details right from Eywa herself.

Given the job position of "interpreter of Eywa," I would imagine that it takes a special talent to fathom all that Eywa cares to share with the Na'vi, otherwise the job of "Tsahik" would be redundant, and redundancy in nature is usually clipped away, unless there is a constant danger or attrition (bunnies are redundant, but because they keep getting eaten, Nature makes lots of them).

As a real-life tsahik, I can relate to the difficulty of trying to understand "the will of the gods" (a poetic notion) while simultaneously having to keep BOTH feet firmly planted in reality. It is popular in the "white light" sector of the "New Age" culture to think that happy thoughts and bunnies and dolphins are all that is needed to attain some mystical union with (whatever), but the same issues of food, clothing, and shelter--and everything else--is a constant pressure we all have to face. I like that "Eywa protects the balance oflife," rather than "Eywa provides," since that would be unrealistic. Eywa has a LOT to think about, and the Na'vi are a very small part of her concerns. I doubt the Na'vi could fathom everything she has to keep track of, much less her concerns for them specifically.

Well, there's my two cents? Still waking up . . . Who's got my (expletive) coffee? What's wrong with this picture?

Moral of the story: I want a bunny.

[Rolyu]

Since the Na'vi all have the same "god," Eywa, a religious war doesn't make sense to me.  Na'vi (so far) appear to be a pretty homogeneous species, as in they all look like Na'vi and nothing else on the planet looks anything close, not even the cute little lemur things.  There may be other Na'vi who appear different than the ones we've seen, (does Pandora have cold dark places?) but that doesn't seem extremely likely.  Part of peoples' problem is that for the most part we believe in race.  We believe that different races that our own differ (genetically) from us substantially.  Genetically, race doesn't exist, it's a false social construct.  There is more genetic variation among the native tribes of "black" people in Southern Africa than there is in the entire rest of the world.  We evolved to look different depending on where we settled about 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, but our genes are two closely related to consider race a factor. However, we base many wars off of a combination of religion and race.  The religious conflict gives one a "just" reason to fight, and the "racial" differences let you know who to shoot.

I think that all Na'vi are blue, and believe in Eywa, therefore.....

Good morning Kaltxi Palulukan!  I see you posted before I could finish mine.  *hands coffee* wake up now, and whip those post men into shape.  I want to see my fabulous box in the mail!

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

Since the Na'vi all have the same "god," Eywa, a religious war doesn't make sense to me.  Na'vi (so far) appear to be a pretty homogeneous species, as in they all look like Na'vi and nothing else on the planet looks anything close, not even the cute little lemur things.  There may be other Na'vi who appear different than the ones we've seen, (does Pandora have cold dark places?) but that doesn't seem extremely likely.  Part of peoples' problem is that for the most part we believe in race.  We believe that different races that our own differ (genetically) from us substantially.  Genetically, race doesn't exist, it's a false social construct.  There is more genetic variation among the native tribes of "black" people in Southern Africa than there is in the entire rest of the world.  We evolved to look different depending on where we settled about 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, but our genes are two closely related to consider race a factor. However, we base many wars off of a combination of religion and race.  The religious conflict gives one a "just" reason to fight, and the "racial" differences let you know who to shoot.

I think that all Na'vi are blue, and believe in Eywa, therefore.....

Good morning Kaltxi Palulukan!  I see you posted before I could finish mine.  *hands coffee* wake up now, and whip those post men into shape.  I want to see my fabulous box in the mail!

Hey baby,

Thanks--having coffee now. I love religious discussions first thing in the morning. Okay, consider the henry the VIII dilemma (or even back to Martin Luther), which led to an unending war with Ireland. Catholic versus Protestant. Same bat God, same bat Jesus (sorry, for some reason I have the old Batman TV show stuck in my head at the moment). Everyone believing in the same god is no promise of security or peace. History has shown us this time and time again. There are always power struggles in the empire. And it is so easy (on Earth at least) to say "God told me this," and someone else can say the same, but when two people who say such things disagree, well we have seen the devastation that causes. Race is indeed a convenient way of demonizing others, but any reason will do really, and religion (at least on Earth) has been just the stick to use. But I like your points, so I will not question them at this time--I am still half-asleep anyway.

But I will say that the ASG has a green Na'vi and a purple one   I have been looking for this. Keep in mind that this is one image, and it is in the ASG, which some unguided souls dare to question the authority of (<--see what I did? Get it? In a thread about religion I pulled the "sacred authority" card of story canon by virtue of the fact that this is the "official text"? Oh well, anyway...) The point is that we may or not see different hued Na'vi, and that will come own to JC's thoughts on this. It may be that he wanted subtle differences at first, and then changed his mind to make them homogeneous.

But . . . even if ALL Na'vi are the same hue of cyan, they all have different stripe patterns, and dots that are "recognizable from (blah blah blah--check the ASG for exact details) at night." This alone is enough to allow finger pointing and ridicule--should any Na'vi be so unkind. But this leads us back to Eywa. Eywa protects the balance of life, and therefore probably dislikes Na'vi social immaturity, (the kind we see on Earth), and therefore has long ago weeded out any "troublemakers." A hungry Thanator is always close at hand if someone gets too cocky, after all.

Okay, and as to Pandoran geology. "The good book" (ASG) states that Pandora has all kinds of climates, and that Na'vi are found everywhere, including in "sub arctic regions." Now, if *my* (Na'vi) mom and dad were eskimo Na'vi's, I would wonder why they didn't just move to a location where there were trees, and fruits, and whatnot--but then again, here on earth we have ancient civilizations that saw fit to live in the snow, or the baking-hot desert. I don't know why, but people seem to like living where they do. I would be keen to see what evolution has done to "snow Na'vi." I doubt there are any true deserts on Pandora, given the massive amounts of coastline, and thus lack of vast stretches of inland areas that are not close to water sources.

Okay, byfornow

[Tsu'roen]

Hues of blue, stripe pattern? - Bah!   
Now there will be Na'vi with 5 fingers on their hands (I'm just assuming that gene is dominant ).
And they can claim to be superior as they are descendents of the 5. (through Neytiri) and 6. (Jake) Toruk Makto!
So there might be a new religious and worldly "upper class" of Na'vi - like for example the Brahmans in India.

[Toruk Makto]

Moral of the story: I want a bunny.

Fluffy bunnies are overrated. And they are tough and chewy.

Get a burger instead.

[Tìng Eywatikìte'e]

Agree with Kaltxi Palulukan. Same god doesn't mean peace and harmony. Let us all remember that Jews, Christians, and Muslims are all "Sons of Abraham," and we can see where that has taken us. >.> But that's a dangerous topic to stray to...

With being Na'vi homogenous...well remember that we've only seen a small amount of them from a reasonably close area. Once we've seen Na'vi from the other side of Pandora we can make a more stable statement. I don't doubt though that there are subtle differences between Na'vi tribes in other areas, basic evolution states so. Still that is another topic I've believe we've started talking about somewhere else (Na'vi biology...or was it Na'vi tribes...oh well, something like that >.>)

*crap have to get to class >.> will continue later*

[Coyote]

Hmmm, I've been working on a Eskimo Na'vi tribe with Tanhiyarina in the RP. Slightly paler shade of blue, and stripes that are more of a dark cream color that the straw color the Omatikaya have. Also, hair that is chocolatey-brown color instead of the solid black.

I'm assuming that since Eywa has "nodes" (Soul Trees) all over Pandora, it is likely to assume that their language at least will be spoken the same pretty much all over, with maybe only a few very minor regional variations... unless Eywa would want to kep them seperated by langauges at some level, for some unfathomable reason?