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title	In the Cathedral of the Plains : Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Ties of Friendship Illumine a Path Forward
author	Young, Joan
Authority control 1	Joan Young
authority control	Joan Young
year	2024
publisher	Bixbooks
place published	Missoula, Montana
issue	7.
ISBN	9781068964008
abstract	In the Cathedral of the Plains is a collection of stories of individuals-Indigenous and non-Indigenous-who meet and became dear friends. The chronicled events occur mainly in the 1950s and 60s, but the author also shares personal memories of interactions with the people as time moved on. The reader is not only taken on a journey through Blackfoot Country in southern Alberta-and along the eastern slopes on the Rockies-but into the heart of the new territory of 'Reconciliation' and building a better world. Unconscious prejudices and erroneous understandings of history become exposed, and the author's learning journey deepens into profound love, with a heightened sense of the 'Sacred', as it can be experienced under the wide-open skies of the plains. This book offers evocative pen portraits of people, places and events in Treaty 7 Territory during the mid 20th century. Author Joan Young writes about the intrepid souls, most of whom she met through their mutual membership in the Bahá'í Faith, who were dedicated to the oneness of humanity and to forging friendships across racial lines, particularly between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Told with tenderness and love, these stories offer hope in the ongoing journey to create a better world for future generations.
notes	Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Note about terms and changing usage regarding Indigenous people -- Dale Lillico -- Arthur and Lily Ann Irwin -- Samson and Rosie Knowlton -- Joyce McGuffie -- Beatrice Ashton and Louise White Cow -- Edmund and Jean Many Bears -- Rúhíyyih Khánum's 1960 visit to Piikani -- The 1966 Calgary Youth Conference -- Reggie and Cindy Newkirk -- Pam and David Sherwin -- Helen Marshall -- Allison and Early Healy -- Sylvia Demers -- Del (Delores) Craig -- Catharine Ankersmit -- Miriam Nicholls -- Maxine Fraser -- Jean Hedley -- Mabel Pine -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- Appenxid A History of the Bahá'í Faith in the Peigan Reserve (1958 to 1995) by Dale Lillico -- Appendix B Early Native Teaching in Canada by Arthur B. Irwin -- Appendix C Ruhyiih [sic] Khanum's 1994 reply to Lily Ann Irwin -- Appendix D Rúhíyyih Khánum Message of Condolence to Samson Knowlton: A handwritten sympathy card -- Appendix E Rúhíyyih Khánum's 1986 letter to NSA: Reflections on her experiences with Indigenous people.-- Appendix F Reggie Newkirk's 2015 Letter to National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada -- Appendix G Recollections form Mr. Samandari on the Occasion of Attaining Bahá'u'lláh's Presence in 'Akká Garden -- Appendix H 2020 Letter to Swedish Bahá'í History Committee re Catharina Ankersmit from May Cummings who grew up in Sweden (the daughter of Persian pioneers) -- Bibliography.
language	English
keywords	BIOGRAPHY; INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; CANADA; AMERICAN INDIANS; PREJUDICE; UNITY
number of pages	[8], xiv, 315
call number	BP390 .Y685 2024 (BWC - COLLINS)

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