indigenous people
Shattering the myth of the first Thanksgiving
The Wampanoags shared the gifts of the land. The colonists responded with greed and ingratitude.
by Jane McBride
Journeying with the Lakota people
A historical overview of a people’s battles and victories
by Tony Jones
What if we treated all of creation—plants and stars, soil and rivers—as our kin?
Biblical scholar Mari Joerstad and indigenous activist Nick Estes challenge our human-centered worldview.
Mixtec people and their voices
Behind Roma is a complex history of indigenous lives and faiths.
The endurance of the Mayan people
Mayan culture and rituals have persisted since their days of ancient glory—but not without major upheavals.
Catholic, Aztec Mexico
In the 500 years since Catholicism came to Mexico, it has profoundly shaped and been shaped by the indigenous culture.
The Second Amendment is racist at its root
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's social history highlights who's at the other end of the barrel.
by Chris Hammer
The distinctive faith of South America's Quechua Catholics
Ten million people still speak the language of the Inca empire and identify with its culture. Most of them are Christians.
Why people still speak Guaraní
The Jesuits didn't impose a European language on the Guaraní people; they actively cultivated the indigenous one.
The feminine and the land
Theologies of entitlement, enslaving, and extinguishing indigenous communities have shaped policy since the 15th century.
The spirit of Dreamtime
Indigenous Australians have long practiced a profound, land-centered spirituality. Only recently have Western Christians begun to acknowledge this.