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

Treat, James

ISBN 10: 0252075013 / ISBN 13: 9780252075018

Published by University of Illinois Press, 2007

About this Item

Num Pages: 380 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 581. . 2007. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Around the Sacred Fire: Native Religious Activism in the Red Power Era
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252075013
• ISBN 13: 9780252075018
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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

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.