Updates on Recent Events from the Office of Indigenous Ministries

UNCSW in March In March, 2018, a small group of Indigenous young adults attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York.  Here are two reflections from those who were there. Hello, my name is Caressa James: I am a member of the Whirlwind Mission in Watonga, Oklahoma that was founded by […]

Indigenous Missioner Annual Address 2018

I want to begin by saying that it is an honor and privilege to serve as the Indigenous Missioner for the Episcopal Church.  When I officially began my duties in February of last year I felt somewhat unqualified and unprepared for the daunting task.  I remember Bishop Charleston saying to me, “The good news is […]

The Rev. Dr. Bradley S. Hauff named Episcopal Church Indigenous Missioner

The Rev. Dr. Bradley S. Hauff has been named the Episcopal Church Missioner for Indigenous Ministries, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. As Missioner for Indigenous Ministries, Hauff will be responsible for enabling and empowering Indigenous peoples and their respective communities within the Episcopal Church. His primary focus will be leadership development, education and […]

Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery I urge you to learn more about the Doctrine of Discovery and the search for healing in our native communities. But this is also a matter for healing in communities and persons of European immigrant descent.  Colonists, settlers, and homesteaders benefited enormously […]

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Mauna Kea

I spend a lot of my time, and a lot of my life, trying to find the places of connection and dissonance in Christianity and Indigenous Spirituality. Being Native Hawaiian, kanaka maoli, I have always been intrigued with how my ancestral legends of our earth mother Papahanaumoku and sky Father Wakea are similar or different […]

The Definition of Indigenous

Indigenous– Merriam Webster defines indigenous as “originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.” Synonyms include native, original, aboriginal, autochthonous. These synonyms all remind us of the original people- those inhabitants of a place that not only call that place their home but also intrinsically belong to that area. (That’s why so many Natives […]

En memoria del diácono Terry Star: "Ser un indio en el siglo 21"

El diácono Terry Star, de la Diócesis de Dakota del Norte, entró en la vida más grande, el 4 de marzo del 2014. Su presencia y perspectiva se echan muy de menos por todos en la Iglesia Episcopal. Él ofreció esta perspectiva sobre la juventud nativa en la 77a Convención General en Indianápolis: Mi nombre […]

Suicide and Cultural Revitalization

El suicidio es un problema de salud pública en todo el mundo. En Estados Unidos, las familias americanas nativas experimentan la mayor tasa de suicidio de adolescentes de una población étnica. Las tasas de suicidio son más del doble para los nativos americanos. El suicidio es la segunda causa principal de muerte, 2,5 veces que […]

Asuntos de abogacía: El Medio Ambiente y la Mujer Indígena

Con la creciente presión de aliviar la dependencia de Estados Unidos del petróleo extranjero, el advenimiento de nuevos métodos, más peligrosos para el medio ambiente, de la extracción de petróleo y gas natural han comenzado a ocupar un lugar central en la frontera americana. En Occidente, las operaciones de fracturación hidráulica (fracking) se han convertido […]