LEADER 04324nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910450123103321 005 20210430025755.0 010 $a1-282-36032-9 010 $a9786612360329 010 $a0-520-94091-1 010 $a1-59875-798-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520940918 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246856 035 $a(EBL)240960 035 $a(OCoLC)437154738 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242780 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11223069 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242780 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10329775 035 $a(PQKB)11313309 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC240960 035 $a(DE-B1597)519743 035 $a(OCoLC)1062914427 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520940918 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL240960 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10091271 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL236032 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246856 100 $a20050223d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA seat at the table$b[electronic resource] $eHuston Smith in conversation with Native Americans on religious freedom /$fedited and with preface by Phil Cousineau ; with assistance from Gary Rhine 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-25169-5 311 $a0-520-24439-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tILLUSTRATIONS --$tPREFACE --$tPREFACE --$tINTRODUCTION THE PRIMAL RELIGIONS --$t1. THE SPIRITUAL MALAISE IN AMERICA --$t2. FIVE HUNDRED NATIONS WITHIN ONE --$t3. ECOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY --$t4. THE HOMELANDS OF RELIGION --$t5. NATIVE LANGUAGE, NATIVE SPIRITUALITY --$t6. THE TRIUMPH OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH --$t7. THE FIGHT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN PRISONERS' RIGHTS --$t8. STEALING OUR SPIRIT --$t9. THE FIGHT FOR MOUNT GRAHAM --$t10. REDEEMING THE FUTURE --$t11. THE HEALING OF INDIAN COUNTRY --$tAFTERWORD --$tNOTES --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tINDEX 330 $aIn this collection of illuminating conversations, renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Their intimate, impassioned dialogues yield profound insights into one of the most striking cases of tragic irony in history: the country that prides itself on religious freedom has resolutely denied those same rights to its own indigenous people. With remarkable erudition and curiosity-and respectfully framing his questions in light of the revelation that his discovery of Native American religion helped him round out his views of the world's religions-Smith skillfully helps reveal the depth of the speakers' knowledge and experience. American Indian leaders Vine Deloria, Jr. (Standing Rock Sioux), Winona LaDuke (Anishshinaabeg), Walter Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), Frank Dayish, Jr. (Navajo), Charlotte Black Elk (Oglala Lakota), Douglas George-Kanentiio (Mohawk-Iroquois), Lenny Foster (Dine/Navajo), Tonya Gonnella Frichner (Onondaga), Anthony Guy Lopez (Lakota-Sioux), and Oren Lyons (Onondaga) provide an impressive overview of the critical issues facing the Native American community today. Their ideas about spirituality, politics, relations with the U.S. government, their place in American society, and the continuing vitality of their communities give voice to a population that is all too often ignored in contemporary discourse. The culture they describe is not a relic of the past, nor a historical curiosity, but a living tradition that continues to shape Native American lives. 606 $aIndians of North America$xReligion 606 $aFreedom of religion$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xReligion. 615 0$aFreedom of religion 676 $a323.44/2/08997073 700 $aSmith$b Huston$01032841 701 $aCousineau$b Phil$01046246 701 $aRhine$b Gary$01057427 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450123103321 996 $aA seat at the table$92492701 997 $aUNINA