Prior to non-Natives settling in what is now the United States, Native American spirituality had solidified over centuries, differing within each tribe. That spirituality included rituals and inner meditations around nature, harmony, community and more.
But it wasn’t long after the settlers arrived that missionaries felt called (or were sometimes appointed) to spread the gospel of Jesus to the Indigenous people. Some missionaries grew to love their friendships with the Natives, even adopting some of their culture, language and ways of life, some even creating dictionaries which thankfully today can be attributed to the preservation of languages that otherwise would have become “dust in the wind”.
The darker side to the infiltration of the missionaries was displayed by those who had a more sinister goal in mind, “beating” the spirituality, language, culture and traditions out of the Indigenous people so that the non-Natives would be more easily able assimilate them into their own culture and grab their land and resources.
You may recall my friend and guest who appeared in Season 1 - Monroe Tsatoke (Kiowa), descendent of Hunting Horse and Monroe Tsatoke of the well-known artist of The Kiowa 5/Kiowa 6. He joins us again to share about:
You’re invited to hear Monroe preach at Hunting Horse United Methodist Church: 611 S 25th, Lawton, OK at 11:00 am on Sundays.
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S6, E9, Part 2, The Preservation of 100 Stories: Native ChocTalk’s 100th Episode!
S6, E9, Pt1, The Preservation of 100 Stories: Native ChocTalk’s 100th Episode!
Season 6, Episode 8: God in the Song of the Whippoorwills: Blas Preciado, Kiowa
S6, E7, Pt2 Barry Friedman on The Pendleton Blanket and the Stories and History Woven Within, Part 2
S6, E7, Pt1 Barry Friedman on The Pendleton Blanket and the Stories and History Woven Within, Part 1
S6, E6, Pt2: Stanford Lake & Ancestral Stories of the Navajo, Part 2
S6, E6, Pt1: Stanford Lake & Ancestral Stories of the Navajo, Part 1
Season 6, Episode 5: Cattle Drives, Lighthorsemen, and Legends of the Turnbulls with Bobby Bulls (Choctaw)
Season 6, Episode 4: “Blood on the Crossties: The Florida Chautauqua Murders (A Choctaw Parker Mystery/Adventure)” with Author James D. Brewer
S6, E3, Pt2 Solomon Little Owl (Crow) on The College Mascot Story, Buffalo Hunts & The Crow People, Part 2
S6, E3, Pt1 Solomon Little Owl (Crow) on The College Mascot Story, Buffalo Hunts & The Crow People, Part 1
S6, E2: Erin Pendleton (Choctaw) & Inspiration for Women’s History Month
S6E1Pt5: Dr. William Meadows on “The First Code Talkers, Native American Communicators of WWI”, Pt5
S6, E1, Pt4: Dr. William Meadows on “The First Code Talkers, Native American Communicators of World War I”, Part 4
S6, E1, Pt3: Dr. William Meadows on “The First Code Talkers, Native American Communicators of World War I”, Part 3
S6, E1, Pt2: Dr. William Meadows on “The First Code Talkers, Native American Communicators of World War I”, Part 2
S6, E1, Pt1: Dr. William Meadows on “The First Code Talkers, Native American Communicators of World War I”, Part 1
S5 E4 Pt 2 Sam Guerrero Stitt (Choctaw) on The Spirit of Giving & Native Genealogy & History
S5, E4, Pt 1 Sam Guerrero Stitt (Choctaw) on The Spirit of Giving & Native Genealogy & History
S5, E3: Chickasaw Composer, Brandi Berry Benson and the Pa I Sha Story Put to Music
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