Martin Preface and Chapter 1
Circling Earth: defining native spirituality; land-based religions; prehistoric mounds, earth-diver concept, sacred landscapes and sacred activities (ex. ricing) Disease and contact.
Martin Ch 2 In Class Groupwork
Traditions and Crisis in the Eastern Woodlands: Prophetic movements during the colonial movement.
Martin Ch 3
Native and Christian: forced and voluntary conversions; spiritual stories of individual Christian converts and critical perspectives of Christianity by native intellectuals.
Martin text Chapter 4
Chapter 4 New Religions in the West: focus on Ghost Dance and peyote religions.
Martin Chapter 5
Homecoming: positive historical trends including efforts to revitalize native languages and reclaim bones and artifacts; fresh interpretations of what it means to be “Indian” today; stereotypes.
Chronology
Nabokov Text Resources: Where the Lightening Strikes
