Tag Archives: Native American
Reflections on the Doctrine of Discovery on World Communion Sunday
“Singing in a strange land” was the sermon title for our World Communion Service on October 6, 2019. Taking from the story in Psalm 137:1-9, Rev. James Roghair preached about the pain of the Israelites as they were taunted by … Continue reading
Part 1: Environmental Justice and Native Peoples – A Conversation with Doreen Simmonds
Lee: Doreen please introduce yourself and tell us about yourself and what kind of work you’re doing, just so we can get to know you a little bit. Doreen: Uvafa Nutaaq, Utqiabvigmiu. Aapaga Samuel Simmonds, aakaga Martha Afupqana … Continue reading
Reverberations of Conquest
Scrawled on a page of my Choctaw Hymn book is the Choctaw version of Matthew 7:7, “Hvsh asilhhakma, hvch ima he; hvsh hoyokmvt, hvsh ahayucha he; hvsh soko hakma, hvchin tiwa he oke.” Ask, and it will be given you; … Continue reading
Native American Groups Call Presbyterians to Prayer for Standing Rock Sioux
More than four thousand people have gathered at Camp of the Sacred Stones, three separate prayer camps north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, near the northern border of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s reservation. The people, known as “Water Protectors,” … Continue reading
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