Leaders Squabble over Who Can Take Part in Native Ceremonies. Peter Harriman.
by Harriman, Peter; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 37Human Relations. Publisher: Argus Leader, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Calumets | Dakota Indians | Ethnic relations | Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Indians of North America -- Religion | Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies | Language revival | Native language and education | Participation | Pipestone National Monument (Minn.) | Powwows | Religion | Rites and ceremonies | SpiritualityDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As Northern Plains tribes reclaim their religious tradition, some spiritual leaders fear 21st century influences--such as treating sacred ceremonies as commercial enterprises, and mixing pipe spirituality with other beliefs--threatens its future. The very thing Indians are trying to revive, the thing that defines them, may be distorted out of recognition." (ARGUS LEADER) This article explains how a heightened interest in Native American spirituality and culture has created a divide over whether non-Indians should be allowed to participate and whether sharing traditions dilutes and distorts Native American culture.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Leaders Squabble over Who Can Take Part in Native Ceremonies, July 21, 2003; pp. n.p..
"As Northern Plains tribes reclaim their religious tradition, some spiritual leaders fear 21st century influences--such as treating sacred ceremonies as commercial enterprises, and mixing pipe spirituality with other beliefs--threatens its future. The very thing Indians are trying to revive, the thing that defines them, may be distorted out of recognition." (ARGUS LEADER) This article explains how a heightened interest in Native American spirituality and culture has created a divide over whether non-Indians should be allowed to participate and whether sharing traditions dilutes and distorts Native American culture.
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