“Native peoples do not look for salvation from worlds beyond. They need no alternate reality, because the mortal world and the spirit world are the same. This Earth is heaven, hell and purgatory; but most importantly, it is home. The greatest of spiritual mysteries may be revealed just beyond the front door, in the life of a community.” PhilosophyWisdomSpiritualNative AmericanIndigenousMother EarthAmerican IndianFirst PeoplesWorld ReligionNative Culture Book:Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion Source: Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion
“I firmly believe that American society would not endure ten years if subjected to half the trials and tortures we’ve put Natives through. And yet Native peoples have not been utterly destroyed, not by the world’s strongest military. They have not been totally assimilated, not by the world’s largest religion. Native religions are indeed concerned with being a good person, respecting one’s family, ancestors, community, and the Earth—and when these principles are lived, there is great strength.” WisdomSpiritualityNativeHeritageNative AmericanIndigenousReligion And PhilosophyFirst NationsManifest DestinyWounded Knee Book:Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion Source: Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion