Around the Sacred Fire

JAMES TREAT teaches in the Honors College at the University of Oklahoma. He is the editor of Native and Christian: Indigenous Voices on Religious Identity in the United States and Canada and For This Land: Writings on Religion in America.

• Prologue: "All This Religious Squabbling" Contexts "Spiritual Revival for Indians" "Their Fragmented Sacred World" "The Churches Must Listen" "About Saving the World" Conversations "Modern Indian Religious Life" Consequences "These Hills and Mountains" "Dissatisfaction Evidenced by Some" "This Sacred Event Interrupted" "To Implement Meaningful Change" Epilogue: "Teachings from This Fire" 16 page black and white photo insert

'Treat has rescued an important area of Indian activism that has gone virtually unnoticed - the Indian Ecumenical Conference. Gathering scattered documents and conducting personal interviews, he presents an exciting history of efforts by traditional people to offer their own solution to modern social problems. Incisive and precise, this book opens additional vistas for the reader'. - Vine Deloria, Jr., author of God is Red and Custer Died for Your Sins 'important, insightful, and well-written.' - Lee Irwin, author of The Dream Seekers 'Treat has resuced an important area of Indian activism that has gone virtually unnoticed - the India Ecumenical Conference. Gathering scattered documents and conducting personal interviews, he presents an eciting history of efforts by traditional people to offer their own solution to modern social problems. Incisive and precise, this book opens additional vistas for the reader.' - Vine Deloria, Jr., author of God is Red and Custer Died for Your Sins '...yields valuable stories and insights from contemporary Native voices...highly recommended.' - P. Harvey, Choice