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Land Looks After Us : a History of Native American Religion

Native Americans practice some of America's most spiritually profound, historically resilient, and ethically demanding religions. Joel Martin draws his narrative from folk stories, rituals, and even landscapes to trace the development of Native American religion from ancient burial mounds, through interactions with European conquerors and missionaries, and on to the modern-day rebirth of ancient rites and beliefs. The book depicts the major cornerstones of American Indian history and religion - the vast movements for pan-Indian renewal, the formation of the Native American Church in 1919, the

eBook, English, 2001
Oxford University Press, New York, 2001