Today I want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a long time. As a young child, I was fascinated with Native American culture. Like most Americans in my generation, we played a lot of cowboys and Indians, I always wanted to be the Indian. The one who lived off the land and made cool things like tomahawks and bows and arrows. I was told these people were savages, they were violent, pagan and that our European ancestors came to civilize them. As I grew older, I realized these things didn’t line up with the truth. The sad thing is history is written by the winners.
I began to ask difficult questions like: What is the price we have to pay when Christian people justify the genocide of a whole people group? What can I learn from these oppressed people? How can these wounds be healed? What is God doing to redeem and bring healing to the Native people? Today I interview Jeff Yellow Owl where we explore some of these questions. Jeff serves as a pastor, therapist, and conference speaker. Jeff is a Native American who is reaching the Native people with the Gospel.
Resources:
- One Church, Many Tribes by Richard Twiss
- Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys by Richard Twiss
- Black Buffalo: Tales of My Life by Ray Wilson
- Whiteman’s Gospel by Bill McCartney and Craig Stephen Smith
- Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by Jack Weatherford
If you want to get in touch with Jeff Yellow Owl, you can email him at: Jsyellowowl@gmail.com.
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Debbie and I serve as the FMI Global Associate Director for MENACA and Europe. We focus on cultivating disciples, leaders, and church planting movements.
