Indigenous Prophets - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/indigenous-prophets/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:56:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How Chief Sitting Bull’s Great-Great-Granddaughter Became the First Lakota Baha’i https://bahaiteachings.org/chief-sitting-bull-great-great-granddaughter-became-first-lakota-bahai/ https://bahaiteachings.org/chief-sitting-bull-great-great-granddaughter-became-first-lakota-bahai/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=65571 Can you imagine what it’s like to be the first person from your family, tribe, city, ethnic affiliation, or faith to embrace the world’s newest major religion? That’s the experience...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/chief-sitting-bull-great-great-granddaughter-became-first-lakota-bahai/feed/ 6 Learning Indigenous Spiritual Technology: 5 Steps of Prayer and Action https://bahaiteachings.org/learning-indigenous-spiritual-technology-5-steps-of-prayer-and-action/ https://bahaiteachings.org/learning-indigenous-spiritual-technology-5-steps-of-prayer-and-action/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:00:54 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=79510 The phrase “Indigenous spiritual technology” may seem like a contradiction in terms — but for me it perfectly describes the deep wisdom our ancestors can teach us. Although there are...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/learning-indigenous-spiritual-technology-5-steps-of-prayer-and-action/feed/ 0 Communicating with Our Ancestors: a Well-Guarded Spiritual Secret https://bahaiteachings.org/communicating-ancestor-well-guarded-spiritual-secret/ https://bahaiteachings.org/communicating-ancestor-well-guarded-spiritual-secret/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:00:18 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=79477 What if you could somehow connect with the wisdom of your Indigenous ancestors? If you want to understand and experience a growing connection of intimacy with those who have passed...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/practicing-faith-belief-trust/feed/ 0 Standard-Bearers: The Spirituality of Native Americans https://bahaiteachings.org/standard-bearers-spirituality-native-americans/ https://bahaiteachings.org/standard-bearers-spirituality-native-americans/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=68077 Indigenous peoples and people of African descent are two communities that have experienced centuries of genocide, racism, and oppression. Perhaps that’s why they each have unique spiritual roles and stations...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/standard-bearers-spirituality-native-americans/feed/ 5 The Passing of Lakota Legend Kevin Locke https://bahaiteachings.org/the-passing-of-lakota-legend-kevin-locke/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-passing-of-lakota-legend-kevin-locke/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:00:24 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78507 A great man has passed from this place. Kevin Locke, Tȟokéya Inážin, our friend and colleague and spiritual brother, flew away from his physical frame on September 30th, 2022. He...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-passing-of-lakota-legend-kevin-locke/feed/ 2 12 Indigenous Commandments from The Gospel of the Redman https://bahaiteachings.org/12-indigenous-commandments-from-the-gospel-of-the-redman/ https://bahaiteachings.org/12-indigenous-commandments-from-the-gospel-of-the-redman/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:00:08 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78122 The recently-reissued 1937 book The Gospel of the Redman includes a listing of twelve Indigenous “commandments” – the primary spiritual principles the authors found in many Native belief systems. Q:...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/12-indigenous-commandments-from-the-gospel-of-the-redman/feed/ 1 William Sears and The Gospel of the Redman https://bahaiteachings.org/william-sears-and-the-gospel-of-the-redman/ https://bahaiteachings.org/william-sears-and-the-gospel-of-the-redman/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78082 One of the most influential books on Indigenous spirituality, 1937’s The Gospel of the Redman by Ernest Thompson Seton and Julia M. Seton, has been both celebrated and criticized.  Ernest...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/william-sears-and-the-gospel-of-the-redman/feed/ 3 Does Nature Itself Have a Spiritual Purpose? https://bahaiteachings.org/does-nature-itself-have-a-spiritual-purpose/ https://bahaiteachings.org/does-nature-itself-have-a-spiritual-purpose/#respond Sun, 14 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=77782 Anthropologists have studied Indigenous peoples for a very long time now – so do the accounts of those academic observers have value for someone who wants to learn about Indigenous...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/does-nature-itself-have-a-spiritual-purpose/feed/ 0 When Patricia Locke Embraced the Baha’i Faith https://bahaiteachings.org/when-patricia-locke-embraced-the-bahai-faith/ https://bahaiteachings.org/when-patricia-locke-embraced-the-bahai-faith/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:00:05 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=77650 In this installment of our ongoing series on the Indigenous holy messengers, we’ll explore how one famed Indigenous woman, Patricia Locke, found and embraced the teachings of the Baha’i Faith....

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