Stories and Articles
Sacred Hoop seeks to minister to Native Americans - Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
"Sacred Hoop was founded in October 2013 and consists of Native Americans of Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw and non-native heritage. They practice Prayer Circle worship, support homeless veterans and Wellbriety at the Rose Rock Recovery Center for Native American women in Vinita." Read More
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Living in the Shadow of Empire: A Theological Reflection in Conversation with Indigenous Experience - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
"In this article, we would like to think of Empire[1] in theological terms, with the hope of providing insight to some pressing modern issues. We will do this in conversation with the experiences of Indigenous Peoples, particularly in North America. This vantage point is revealing and, at the same time, timely, as Canada ends its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process,[2] regarding the Indian Residential Schools (IRS)." Read More
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Facing Racism: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board sends recommendations to General Assembly - Presbyterian Church (USA)
"The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved at its April board meeting the Justice Committee’s recommendation that this summer’s 222nd General Assembly (2016) vote to approve the revised Churchwide Antiracism Policy--Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community—and associated recommendations." Read More
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Water protectors, supporters rejoice over victory for Native Americans - Episcopal Church
"Episcopal and interfaith chaplains were about to raise a tent in the Oceti Sakowin Camp on Dec. 4 when a message runner approached and called them to join the crowd already gathering around the sacred fire in the camp’s center. They left the tent, poles inserted, on the ground, and they went." Read More
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International voices join UCC call to NFL team to change name - United Church of Christ
"When the city of Washington D.C.'s NFL team travels to London to play a football game in late October, the United Church of Christ's call for the franchise to change its racially demeaning name and imagery will follow the team across the Atlantic Ocean." Read More
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Justice for Native Americans - United Church of Christ
Last year, the 29th UCC General Synod passed a resolution calling on the United Church of Christ to repudiate the Doctrine of Discoveryand the long history of injustices perpetrated against native peoples that were justified by this doctrine. Read More
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Acts of Repentance Guide Stresses Healing - United Methodist Church
"Eight years ago, Smith began working with another director - the Rev. Carol Lakota Eastin, whose heritage is Lakota, Yakima and Shawnee. Smith and Eastin, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Rantoul, Ill., were part of the team that planned the "Act of Repentance toward Healing Relationships with Indigenous Peoples" at the 2012 General Conference in Tampa, Fla." Read More
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Professor, descendant of Sand Creek survivors seeks ‘peace’ at General Conference - United Methodist Church
"Henrietta Mann is a professor of Native American studies, a former college administrator, a member of the Cheyenne tribe and a descendant of a group of Native Americans slaughtered by a militia under the direction of a Methodist minister, Colonel John Chivington." Read More
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An Invitation to Repentance - United Methodist Church
"Over the course of the past few months, I have been asked to assist our denomination in a process of repenting. Repenting to the Native American and Indigenous persons of the world for atrocities committed throughout history and for atrocities being committed today." Read More
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Discover the treasures: Finding God in our woundedness - United Methodist Church
"We often struggle with how to deal with it. We may try to minimize, or rationalize it. We may want to push it to the recesses on our minds, hoping our forgetting will lessen the pain. Alternately, we may try to convince ourselves to accept the pain as the will of God." Read More
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GC2016: Native Peoples News Coverage - United Methodist Church
The 2016 General Conference marks the 40th anniversary of members of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference being granted voting rights in the top legislative assembly of The United Methodist Church. Read More
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ABHMS Urges American Baptists to Show Support for Murrow Indian Children’s Home - American Baptist Churches USA
Recently, the children’s home respectfully declined a donation from an atheist organization because the gift was contingent upon including the organization’s name as a contributor in an event program book, because Murrow’s faith practice includes a focus on lifting up only messages of Christianity in its publications and materials. Read More
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Statements
Statement of Gratitude to Native Americans and First Peoples - Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
"For generations Native Americans and First Peoples in the United States ... have seen land stolen, animals hunted to extinction, forests logged and rivers polluted. Too often the Church has been silent as our sisters and brothers have resisted the forces destroying creation; at our worst the Church has been complicit." Read More
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Native American Comprehensive Plan - United Methodist Church
"The Native American Comprehensive Plan shall serve as the United Methodist entity that resources, strengthens,and advocates for the local church in Native American communities/contexts for all generations." Read More
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A Public Declaration to the Tribal Councils and Traditional Spiritual Leaders of the Native Peoples of the Northwest from the United Church of Christ - United Church of Christ
"God is still speaking through the United Church of Christ as we stand in solidarity with Native leaders in their long struggle to protect sacred sites and treaty fishing rights." Read More |