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– from Vine Deloria Jr. to Zitk\u00e1la-\u0160\u00e1 (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) to the Verde Valley –\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In a place like Sedona, where Indigenous religious practices are frequently stolen, co-opted, or imitated\u2014often for monetary gain\u2014it can be difficult to find meaningful engagement with the voices and perspectives of Indigenous peoples. This talk will present examples of Indigenous approaches to religion and philosophy from the words and texts of Indigenous peoples themselves, some prominent and some less so. It is not an attempt at some overarching Indigenous religious philosophy, but rather a reflection on approaches to the topic that brings religious agency back to Indigenous peoples and communities. It will be wide-ranging, from the continental to the local. While the presenter is not a theologian or philosopher, he has spent countless hours contemplating the meaning of Indigenous spirituality in the modern world, especially in light of the long history of religious colonization Indigenous people have confronted. Please come with an open mind and ready to hear some difficult truths.<\/p>\n

Maurice Crandall is an enrolled member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation of Camp Verde Arizona and an Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University.<\/p>\n

Reading: <\/strong>\u201cWhere we commit to discover how to live among the ruins\u201d by Rev. Karen G. Johnston<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let us gather together<\/p>\n

making a place of honesty<\/p>\n

where we commit to discover<\/p>\n

how to live among the ruins,<\/p>\n

how we might move among the ruins<\/p>\n

and find what can be saved.<\/p>\n

With our collective liberation<\/p>\n

in each of our hearts,<\/p>\n

let us gather up those materials<\/p>\n

we need to build and rebuild<\/p>\n

Beloved Community in our midst.<\/p>\n

In gathering this morning,<\/p>\n

may we be strengthened<\/p>\n

for what lies ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

– from Vine Deloria Jr. to Zitk\u00e1la-\u0160\u00e1 (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) to the Verde Valley –\u00a0 In a place like Sedona, where Indigenous religious practices are frequently stolen, co-opted, or imitated\u2014often for monetary gain\u2014it can be difficult to find meaningful engagement with the voices and perspectives of Indigenous peoples. This talk will present examples of Indigenous … Continue reading Reflections on Indigenous Religious Traditions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"uu_service_speaker":[198],"uu_service_topics":[],"class_list":["post-8541","uu_services","type-uu_services","status-publish","hentry","uu_service_speaker-maurice-crandall-phd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services\/8541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uu_services"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8541"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services\/8541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8545,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_services\/8541\/revisions\/8545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"uu_service_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_service_speaker?post=8541"},{"taxonomy":"uu_service_topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sedonauu.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uu_service_topics?post=8541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}