Maybe it's time to stop framing European conquest as dinner party between Pilgrims and Indians.
New Age Tragedy in Sedona: Non-Indians in the Sweat Lodge
Wealth creation guru James Arthur Ray is under investigation for criminal negligence in the deaths of two participants in a sweat lodge last week. Is this the inevitable result of outsider appropriation of a sacred ritual, or is the story more complex? Our writer, whose own tradition includes the sweat lodge ceremony, explains the nuances.
Ten Commandments of the Antichrist: The Georgia Guidestones
Back in 1980, a mysterious set of stones bearing a message for civilization in various languages appeared in Georgia. From Christian dispensationalist symbol of the New World Order to Native American “power-nexus” to the interpretations of Contemporary Pagans, UFO buffs, and New Agers, the Guidestones are a spiritual and political Rorschach test.
Reverend Annett noticed that in spite of the large Native American population on Vancouver Island, none of them attended his church.
House Made of Words: Momaday’s Novel Turns 40
House Made of Dawn inaugurated the so-called “Native American Renaissance”...
A surgeon explains how traditional Navajo healing modalities can inform medical practice.