indian Archives

Protecting the ‘center of the ancient world’

Posted July 1st, 2022

A Presbyterian pastor is coordinating an effort to protect the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwest New Mexico.

Creating a truth-telling Thanksgiving

Posted November 2nd, 2021

Some Presbyterian congregations are changing the Thanksgiving script to make it a more truthful and culturally healing narrative.

Native American women gather for listening circle at 2018 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women

Posted August 4th, 2018

Native American women came together in Louisville on Aug. 2 for a pre-gathering event prior to the kickoff of the 2018 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women (PW). “Because of limited opportunity to come together nationally, Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries (RE&WIM) put together this event,” said Irv Porter, associate for Native American Intercultural Congregational Support. “This is also a time to celebrate together the goodness of God in the lives of native women,” added Rhashell Hunter, director of RE&WIM.

Jesus among the Navajos

Posted July 23rd, 2018

It is Easter morning and members of Del Muerto Presbyterian Church assemble around a roaring fire. They gather close to the edge of Canyon de Chelly in northeastern Arizona — an ancient home of the Anasazi Indians and a historic hideout for Navajos resisting Spanish and American invaders. The morning gathering is the culmination of “SingSpiration,” the congregation’s three-day tent revival, which has been so successful that they ran out of mutton stew at Saturday’s lunch.

‘Our water is life… We’re doing this for everybody.’

Posted December 2nd, 2016

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders have been standing in solidarity with Native American tribes and groups protesting the construction of the Dakota access pipeline and its encroachment upon Native American lands.