9. ”The Native Story” with Mark Charles

This week’s episode with Mark Charles shows the need for us as a society to face the truths even when uncomfortable, describes the steps he is taking to help decolonize the gospel for the Navajo Nation, and demonstrates how our own trauma can lead to understanding and reconciliation.

Guest Bio

Mark Charles is a dual citizen of the United States and Navajo Nation. He is an activist, public speaker, consultant, author and Reformed pastor. Mark is the coauthor of Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery and regularly contributes as a correspondent for Native News Online and journalist for the Wirelesshogan: Reflections from the Hogan. The son of an American woman and a Navajo man, he teaches and speaks to the complexities of American history regarding race, culture, and Christianity.

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