NativeWeb Resources: Religion & Spirituality

Name and Description	Nation	Location
A Conversation with Phillip Deere	Muscogee	US - Southeast
A 41 minute interview of Phillip Deere, influential and respected Native American Indian (Muskogee-Creek) elder and Medicine Man, offering insightful and provocative views of American history and culture. Recorded in 1979 at the Mashpee Wampanoag Sovereignty Conference. Digitally salvaged in 2005
Archaeology Answerable	Chumash	US - West
Archaeology Answerable, a sequel to Anthropology Answerable, deals with the issue of excavating Chumash and other native cemeteries, and the repatriation of human remains and artifacts to the respective tribal groups.
More sites on www.angelfire.com
Ayibobo to the Vodoun Culture
In this website, we have tried to showcase years of research. However if some of this material seems too dense to you it is because it is not meant to be a primer to the Vodoun Culture. In any case, take a look around, let the table of contents guide you. Beauty and harmony need not be understood.
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Aztec Calendar	Aztec (Nahua)	Mexico
There is not just one Aztec calendar, there are two more or less independent systems. One calendar, called the xiuhpohualli, has 365 days. It describes the days and rituals related to the seasons, and therefor might be called the agricultural year or the solar year. The other calendar has 260 days. In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, it is called the tonalpohualli or, in English, the day-count. Most information on this Internet-site refers to the tonalpohualli, which is the sacred calendar.
Bible Mission to Native Americans
The purpose of Bible Mission to Native Americans is to minister to the spiritual needs of our Native People in all fifty states, plus the U.S. Possession Islands in the Pacific.
Buffalo Messengers		US - Alaska
The purpose of this website is to inform and bring to your attention the urgent message spiritual leaders have received in regard to the birth of two buffaloes born at the Woodland Zoo in Farmington, Pennsylvania. The Earth was made for all of us, and we all must do our part for our children and their children.
Cholb'al Q'ij	Maya	Mexico
These words are a call to support the transmition and teaching of the ancient Maya culture, the authentic Mayan culture.
Eagle Wings Native American Ministries		Pacific - Western
A Native American ministry of professional ministers and counselors for healing of past abuse, historic trauma, and addictions. Near future goal: residency facility for intensive counseling and spiritual growth.
Friends of 1000 Tipis		United States
Get familiar with native cultural ministry and meet your brothers and sisters in active ministry. Each "one- a-day" posting is only a snapshot or a postcard of native life and ministry in North America.
Glorieta Baptist Church		United States
Website for the largest Native American Baptist church in Oklahoma.
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Greenbelt Interfaith News
Primarily interfaith news from around the world, but has occasional coverage of native American and indigenous news.
Guides to Native Catholic Records
Guides to Native Catholic Records: These guides by Marquette University provide navigational assistance and improved descriptions to a largely obscure universe of records for genealogists, historians, and scholars. Included are over 1,000 entries in PDF format that describe targeted holdings held by archival repositories and local churches. Besides descriptions of holdings and contact information, many of the entries also provide institutional chronologies to illuminate the history and content of the records. Noted are more 1,000 Catholic religious communities and institutions involved with Native Americans, past and present, and more than 100 Native American tribes and groups, including some not recognized by the U.S. government.
More sites on www.marquette.edu
International Aborginal Ministries
An intra-faith ministry of aboriginal people helping aboriginal people of all tribes. Participataion by people of all religious beliefs are welcome as long as they realize there will be no attempts to convert anyone to any particular faith. Our main effort is our Relief Programs. "Relief" includes gathering and distributing food and clothing, school supplies, and other items of need by a particular Native family or tribe. It also includes a variety of items that may not be readily available to low-income Native people with limited resources. When there is a natural disaster, such as hurricanes, tornadoes or floods, we try to provide help in the form of food and clothing. We also run a resource program trying to provide educational materials such as text books, writing supplies, and instructional materials to help people get a GED. Whatever the need, we try to find the necessary resources and get them to the recipients at no cost. People helping people is our role and our goal.
It's the same thing		US - Southwest
An essay honoring the Mescalero Apache people. I describe their base metaphor, a quartered circle, with some history and cultural context.
More sites on www.TheBicyclingGuitarist.net
Junglemaster Ministries	Huaorani	America - South
Empowering Indigenous people with apropriate technology to improve transportation health and economics - under the direction of Brothers Keeper Ministry
Kateri, Our Sister		United States
Online photographs and quotations illustrate the importance of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) to Native Catholics, past and present. Tekakwitha was a Mohawk Indian woman now regarded as a saint by her followers.
More sites on www.marquette.edu
LDS Cherokee Family	Cherokee	United States
This site promotes peace and parallels the truths for both Spiritual paths of the Cherokee Real People and the Latter-day Saints. It witnesses of Jesus Christ as The Creator and is built for understanding that Creators's ancient Cherokee One-Fire "Original Instructions" are the same as the Latter-day Saint's revealed "Plan Of Salvation." It is given in love, equality and friendship.
Messages from Chief Arvol Looking Horse	Lakota	US - Central
Letters to the People from Chief Arvol Looking Horse, hosted by Manataka American Indian Council.
More sites on www.manataka.org
Micronesian Seminar		Micronesia
a research-pastoral institute founded by the Catholic Church in 1972. Its main mission is community education.
Miskito-Indianer in Nicaragua und die Herrnhuter Br�dergemeine	Miskitu	America - Central
German website on the Miskito people in Nicaragua and the Moravian Mission
MyPath TV
MyPathTV is the largest collection of mind, body, spirit programming on the Internet. This unique Web destination has something for everyone and delivers it straight to your desktop. Our affordable plans allow viewers to access commercial-free programming in a full-screen TV-style format instantly, 24 hours a day, with new programs added weekly.
Native American Baptist Ministries In Oklahoma		United States
Inter-tribal website with information for Native American Baptist Ministries and Christian events in the state of Oklahoma
Native American Religion & Mythology
Books Documenting Native American Religion & Mythology (University Library at U. Southern California)
More sites on www.usc.edu
Native Spirituality Guide [RCMP]		Canada
The purpose of this guide is to help police officers gain an understanding of sacred ceremonies practised and sacred items carried by many Native people across Canada. Downloadable PDF (Acrobat version) at this url http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pdfs/spiritgde.pdf
Open Faith Ministries Ca		Canada - Western
We are a Home and Internet based Ministry. We take Gods calling to help the people who have been turn away by family, freinds and Goverment. In their need for a kind word, some advise,a meal,a shower, clean clothes or just a friend. When we have the FUNDS to do it
Representations of Christianity in 20th century Native American novels
This MA thesis examines novels by Native American authors of the 20th century in regard to their representation of conflicts between the indigenous population of North America and the dominant Christian religion of the mainstream society. Several major points can be followed throughout the century, which have been presented repeatedly and discussed in various perspectives. Historical conflicts of colonization and Christianization, as well as the perpetual question of Native American Christians -- 'How can you go to a church that killed so many Indians?' [Alexie, Reservation Blues] -- are debated in these novels and analyzed in this paper.
Sacred Bear Butte Threatened	Sioux	US - Central
By Charmaine White Face. Bear Butte, the mountain proper, is currently a National Historic Landmark managed by the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department. Although a few parcels of adjacent land has been purchased by some Native American nations, the rest of the surrounding area is ranchland, or is being sold to developers.
More sites on www.manataka.org
Sacred White Buffalo		US - Southwest
I am Jason, and I am Unanga (Aleut) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska! I wanted to inform all of the tribes of the existence of seven white buffalo! These are the only true white buffalo in the world, and there has not been a true white buffalo since 1833! Please visit the website, see for yourself. I am compiling my own web site, it is going to be the most definitive website about white buffalo ever. If you have any questions, please email me!
Saq' Be': Organization for Mayan and Indigenous Spiritual Studies	Maya	US - Southwest
Saq' Be' serves to educate the public on current Indigenous struggles, assist Indigenous communities in the preservation of their spiritual traditions, and arrange for meetings and exchanges between spiritual leaders of Indigenous communities and the general public, with an emphasis on involving young adults. The organization's current focus is working with the highland Maya of Guatemala.
Seeking Native American Spirituality: Read This First!	Cherokee	United States
Essay cautioning non-Indians seeking Native American spirituality.
More sites on www.native-languages.org
St. Katharine Drexel
St. Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) is the second American-born Catholic declared a saint (October 2, 2000). This photo exhibit shows how her generosity touched the lives of thousands of African Americans and American Indians through numerous Catholic institutions across the United States.
More sites on www.marquette.edu
SunReligion.net		Europe & Russia
Archetypical symbols from rock art and myths compared to modern astronomy and cosmology: a website by Ivar Nielsen (Denmark).
Tem Gaak Naagdo Wend Mowin	Ojibwe	Canada - Northern
OUR MISSION We are a non-profit Native Family Spiritual Support Centre, dedicated to the awareness and preservation of our native culture, arts, language, heritage and beliefs. Through caring and council for elders, children, youth, adults and families, we, encourage a positive and healthy lifestyle by providing Native Spiritual Health and Wellness Programs and Services to our Communities.
Templeinfo - Information about indian temples		Asia
Complete information about temples in India and Hindu culture.
Terra Mistica		America - South
Terra Mistica is a Brazilian site about the culture and spirituality of South American indigenous people. Tierra M�stica es una p�gina dedicada aquellos que miran el sagrado camino de los antepasados nativos, sea �l en cualquier lugar del mundo.
The Ripoff of Native American Spirituality
This page is to discuss the borrowing of Native American spiritual rituals. This issue has become a grave and very sensitive issue to many of us. They say that imitation the sincerest form of flattery, but we don't view it this way. While I feel that learning about others views is a good thing, borrowing from our beliefs or otherwise bastardizing them is a very insulting and bad thing to do.
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The Tree of Life	Totonacs	Mexico
The Danza de los Voladores (flyers) is a breathtaking 1500 year- old Mexican Indian ritual about the place of mankind in nature. Shot in Huehuetla, edo. de Puebla, a highland Totonac village, the film follows the ritual from the felling of the tree to the final, stunning flight. English translations of pre-Conquest Nahua Indian poetry are the only narration.
More sites on www.docfilm.com
TRADICION ESPIRITUAL MAPUCHE - AUKANAW	Mapuche	America - South
Mapuche Spiritual Tradition, Aboriginal Hierology and the complete books by Aukanaw.
More sites on www.geocities.com
United Indian Cultural Group; Inc.		US - Central
We are a non-profit organization to assist incarcerated Native Americans with the continuation of their spiritiual practices while incarcerated with hopes of expanding to community support once inmates are released.
Warriors for Christ:discipleship training for American Indians		United States
Christian ministry for urban and reservation American Indians/Native, set up to encourage and strengthen spiritual growth of Native Americans through evangelism and discipleship training and to strengthen and plant Native churches on Indian reservations and urban areass throughout North America.
Without Reservation		US - Central
Discover Native North Americans following Christ Without Reservation. Aboriginal people sharing stories of faith and culture from a First Nations perspective.
More sites on www.withoutreservation.com