In the 19th century, Christian outreach to Native Americans often included attempts to assimilate the “savages” into White Anglo-Saxon culture, with changes of tradition taking priority over changes of heart.
Today, All Saints’ Episcopal Indian Mission in Minneapolis, Minn., is taking a different approach—creating a fusion of time-honored Christian worship and Native American customs and decor.
Every Sunday 12-30 Native Americans attend service where, instead of pews, they sit in a circle. Keep reading
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