A Seat at the Table
IN CONVERSATION WITH NATIVE AMERICANS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Chapter One
NATIVE LANGUAGE,
NATIVE SPIRITUALITY
FROM CRISIS TO CHALLENGE
Douglas George-Kanentiio, Mohawk-Iroquois, was born and raised
as one of seventeen brothers and sisters in the Akwesasne Mohawk
Territory and is a member of the Bear Clan. He is vigorously
involved in many issues surrounding the survival of the Six Nations,
including sovereignty, the environment, social problems, land
claims, and the revival of tribal languages. He is co-founder of radio
CKON, the only native-licensed broadcasting station in North America,
co-founder of the Native American Journalists Association, and a member
of the board of trustees of the National Museum of the American
Indian. George is co-author, with his wife, Joanne Shenandoah, of Sky-woman:
Legends of the Iroquois and author of Iroquois Culture and
Commentary. They now live in Oneida Territory, in New York.
In the fifth dialogue at the Parliament, Douglas George and his former
professor Huston Smith discussed the often bittersweet topic of native
languages. A ... read full excerpt from: A Seat at the Table: Huston Smith in Conversation with Native Americans on Religious Freedom ebook
