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Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: "Foreword "7 "Preface "9 "Timeline "12 "Map "15 1: Religion in Action: Transcendence, Thanksgiving, and Transformation 16 Religion on the ground 19 The Lakota Sun Dance 19 First Salmon ceremony on Puget Sound 25 The DinE "KinAAldA "30 Conclusion 38 2: Philosophical Foundations: Religionas Relationship 40 Lakota origins 41 Sacred power on the Northern Plains 43 To renew one's life: "Inipi "45 Crying for a dream: "Ha"?"bleceyapi "45 Coast Salish traditions 47 The role of Transformer 47 Guardian spirits and spiritual power 50 Foundations of DinE traditions 54 DinE emergence 55 DinE notions of power 57 Conclusion 60 3: Defending Sacred Ground: Assimilationand Resistance in the Colonial Era 62 1812-1960: Termination, assimilation, and removal 63 Indigenous responses: Reconstructing religiousand cultural life 69 The Lakota: The Ghost Dance 71 The Coast Salish: The Indian Shaker Church 75 The DinE The Long Walk 79 Conclusion 82 4: Contemporary and Traditional: Native AmericanReligious Traditions Today 84 The American Indian Movement: Contemporarypolitical activism 84 The Native American Church 88 Contemporary Lakota spirituality: Situating the Sun Dance 90 Coast Salish longhouse spirit dancing 95 DinE chantways and sand paintings 97 "Art Focus: DinE sand painting "98 Conclusion 104 5: Sovereignty, Ecology, and Religious Freedomin the Next Millennium 105 Cultural survival: New Age appropriation, intellectualproperty rights, repatriation, and sovereignty 105 "Art Focus: Contemporary Coast Salish art "108 Ecological survival: The Black Hills, Devil's Tower, old growth cedar, and Black Mesa 115 Conclusion: Toward a global indigeneity 124 "Notes "127 "Glossary "134 "Pronunciation Guide "136 "Suggested Further Reading "137 "Index "141

Contributor Bio:  Crawford, Suzanne J Suzanne J. Crawford received a masters in History and Critical Theories of Religion from the Graduate Department of Religion. Vanderbilt University, and a Ph. D. in Religious Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara.