All is One: Becoming Indigenous and Bahá'í in Global North America. Chelsea Horton (2013-08). Native-American identity, conversion, and community, as viewed through the lens of the Bahá'í Faith. For some, converting to the Bahá'í Faith accompanied a voyage of self-discovery toward indigenous identity. Link to thesis (offsite). Theses.
Beyond Red Power: The Alternative Activism of Dorothy Maquabeak Francis. Chelsea Horton (2004). Aboriginal activism of the 1960s-1970s, which promoted native spirituality and culture, fostered cross-cultural understanding, but now "Red Power" must encompass both the grassroots and the spiritual realms. Articles.
Building Intercultural Community: Insights from Indigenous Bahá'í History. Chelsea Horton (2016). Bridging Bahá'í communities with Indigenous populations in Canada and the United States was not easy, and was especially fraught for native believers, who also confronted tensions of intercultural understanding and sometimes outright racism. Articles.
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