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Native American Ministries Sunday
United Methodist Special Sunday April 14
Offering benefits Native-American outreach across the U.S., provides seminary scholarships. read more »
Giving Our Hearts Away
United Methodist Women, Giving Our Hearts Away Part of an ongoing process to share and hear the stories of the many Native American nations and peoples within what's now... read more »
Acts of Repentance guide stresses healing
United Methodists urged to enter into conversations with indigenous people
New 2-disc resource prepared especially for annual conferences and local churches contains 11-week curriculum featuring video, scripture and discussion questions. read more »
Act of Repentance: ‘A change in our whole way of being.’
The Friday evening worship on April 27 at General Conference 2012 was titled the "Act of Repentance toward Healing Relationships with Indigenous People." The service offered delegates and visitors the opportunity to hear the painful stories of forced migration, massacre, lost identity and stolen land. There were moments of reflection and prayer... read more »
Healing relations with indigenous people
Act of Repentance planned for 2012 General Conference
Bishop asks if official expression of repentance by United Methodists for the church’s treatment of indigenous people is a waste of time. read more »
Act of Repentance to indigenous peoples
A personal journey leading to 2012 General Conference
Descendants of 1864 Sand Creek Massacre raise awareness to anguish that still exists nearly 150 years later. read more »
Osama bin Laden was no ‘Geronimo’
Code name for terrorist leader offends Native Americans
Refute notion that Native leaders can be paralleled in any way with persons who ‘unashamedly destroy life.’ read more »
Why it matters
Native American Ministries Day
This past week provided stark reminders that many people have not begun or are unwilling to understand the contemporary Native experience in America. read more »
Educating about Native Americans
Putting your faith in action
Certain behaviors reinforce historical trauma and unresolved grief ensuring this psychological baggage passes on to future generations of Native peoples. read more »
A deafening silence
Are racism and oppression ever okay?
Our unwillingness to defend the honor and heritage of Native Americans is inherently sinful. read more »