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Bibliographic Brief for October- November

Theme Bibliography:  Native American Heritage Month  is celebrated throughout the latter half of October and the month of November. In some places it replaces the October 12 celebration of Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day:  see Wikipedia  for “States in the U.S. that celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day or Native American Day instead of Columbus Day” (CA, MN, esp. Minneapolis,, etc). This Guide also pays special attention to Faith Communities born from Indigenous roots in the United States.

Also see: 

• A curated bibliography from Princeton Seminary on Native American Heritage Month
• Native American Heritage Month (by National Congress of American Indians- NCAI): commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: https://nationaltoday.com/american-heritage-month/
• The American Indian and Alaska Native community and ministry within the ELCA

Breaking News and Hot Topics

• First Nations: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament:  discussion with editor Terry Wildman on the Gospel Beautiful Podcast, Oct.2021

• Heritage and Hope: Listening to Native American Christian Voices: a free webinar on Nov.18 with Terry Wildman and other Native American panelists: See details

• A century of trauma at U.S. boarding schools for Native American children (July 2021)

• Federal investigation seeks to uncover the painful history of Native American boarding schools (NC Policy Watch, Oct.2021)

• Sharing Native American History through Art and Craft--Smithsonian Exhibit, January 2021: Anya Montiel, Curator of Native American Women’s Art

• A Declaration of the ELCA to American Indian and Alaska Native People September 2021

• ELCA Indigenous American Indian Alaska Native communities and congregations.

• This is my story: ELCA Oglala Sioux Lakota pastor reflects on her ministry