Dakota Cross-bearer: The Life and World of a Native American BishopUniversity of Nebraska Press, 2000 - 252 էջ Dakota Cross-Bearer is the story of a remarkable man, Harold S. Jones, a Dakota Indian who rose through the ranks of the Episcopal Church to become the first Native American bishop of a Christian church. Born in 1909 and raised on the Santee Reservation in Nebraska, Jones lost his parents at an early age and was adopted by his grandparents, who brought him up as a Christian. Each year his family attended the Niobrara Convocation, a large gathering of Episcopalians drawn from all of the Siouan communities. Jones attended Seabury-Western Seminary in Illinois. After graduating he was assigned to a variety of Native American missions across the northern plains, including those at Wounded Knee, Oglala, and the Cheyenne River Reservation as well as the Navajoland mission in the southwest. Despite encountering discrimination from within the Episcopal Church throughout his career, in 1971 he was elected suffragan bishop of the diocese of South Dakota. Jones's biography sheds light on the importance of Christianity for the Dakotas and other Native American peoples during the twentieth century. His story yields interesting insights into the history of twentieth-century missionary activity among Native Americans and illuminates instances of conflict and discrimination within the Episcopal Church, the processes of clerical training and testing, and the demands of constant relocation. |
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... table with a Chinese student who was doing graduate work at the seminary . The two were drawn to each other , sharing the experience of being minorities among white stu- dents . Chin came from an ancient civilization whose customs were ...
... table with a Chinese student who was doing graduate work at the seminary . The two were drawn to each other , sharing the experience of being minorities among white stu- dents . Chin came from an ancient civilization whose customs were ...
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... Table . His bureau , table and two chairs , kerosene lamps and stove , water cans , and axe fit easily in the cabin . Red Shirt Table was eleven miles long and four miles wide . It was named after Henry Red Shirt , who chose this mesa ...
... Table . His bureau , table and two chairs , kerosene lamps and stove , water cans , and axe fit easily in the cabin . Red Shirt Table was eleven miles long and four miles wide . It was named after Henry Red Shirt , who chose this mesa ...
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... table in front of him seemed to absorb his entire attention . At last he sighed and raised his head . " Your plans are ambitious , " he said . " I admire them . But they are not practical . Buildings require a great deal of money ...
... table in front of him seemed to absorb his entire attention . At last he sighed and raised his head . " Your plans are ambitious , " he said . " I admire them . But they are not practical . Buildings require a great deal of money ...
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Prologue | 1 |
Niobrara 1919 | 18 |
Tests 19201928 | 34 |
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