A Lively Experiment
A Multireligious Historical Overview of Rhode Island
|
|
| The powwow takes place on the grounds of the Narragansett Indian Church in Charlestown, Rhode Island. This church was established in the 1740s as part of an effort to convert the native peoples of the area to Christianity, although its practice is a blend of Native Peoples' and Christian religious traditions. The church building and its grounds have been extremely important to the tribe, because it is the only land that has never left tribal possession and has thus allowed tribe members to affirm their identity despite the large-scale European colonization and detribalization that appropriated most of their land and has even sought to deny their existence. |
PAGE : 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10
11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
INDEX : 1-12 • 13-25 • All
Back to Images page