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Around the Sacred Fire: Native Religious Activism in the Red Power Era - Softcover

Treat, James

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9780252075018: Around the Sacred Fire: Native Religious Activism in the Red Power Era
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ISBN 10: 0252075013 ISBN 13: 9780252075018
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2007

Synopsis

Around the Sacred Fire is a compelling cultural history of intertribal activism centered on the Indian Ecumenical Conference, an influential movement among native people in Canada and the U.S. during the Red Power era. Founded in 1969, the Conference began as an attempt at organizing grassroots spiritual leaders who were concerned about the conflict between tribal and Christian traditions throughout Indian country. By the mid-seventies thousands of people were gathering each summer in the foothills of the Rockies, where they participated in weeklong encampments promoting spiritual revitalization and religious self-determination. Most historical overviews of native affairs in the sixties and seventies emphasize the prominence of the American Indian Movement and the impact of highly publicized confrontations such as the Northwest Coast fish-ins, the Alcatraz occupation, and events at Wounded Knee. The Indian Ecumenical Conference played a central role in stimulating cultural re

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About the Author

James Treat is an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the editor of several books, including Writing the Cross Culture: Native Fiction on the White Man's Religion.

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0252075013
ISBN 13 
9780252075018
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
380
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