Category: native american
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The Civil War, Manifest Destiny, and Hungry Ghosts
In the previous post, I continued to think about vision, prophesy, and the unseen world. One of the places Evangelical Christianity and Native belief overlap in the Americas is the idea that the unseen world continues to influence this one. Perhaps that is part of the broad appeal Evangelical Christianity has for Native people here.…
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Jesus, Vision and Prophecy in the Americas
One would be hard pressed to overstate the influence of visionary experience on Native peoples in the Americas. The same might be said for the impact of Jesus, and to a lesser extent, Christianity. Maybe these strong influence arises from the nearness of the Other World. I imagine this is similar to the ancient relationship…
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Thoughts Concerning the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July! This is one of those holidays, along with Columbus Day and Thanksgiving, I struggle with. My father struggled with it as well, although, the truth be known, he seemed to love Thanksgiving. Indeed, many Native people have very complex, often humorous and contradictory, experiences of the holiday.
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Mouse, Crow, and the Dreamtime
We are clearly in the presence of the mythic. We are reminded the Dreaming continues to unfold in our world and lives. Who would have guessed trapping field mice in our cabinets would open doors to the sacred?
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