Renee Begay talks about growing up Zuni in New Mexico (8:35) sin-stained culture (14:55) how God shows up before missionaries do (17:12) what she's learning about violence in New Mexico's history (25:54) and Nations' work helping college students explore what it means to be Native and Christian (39:30).
People and Resources Referenced:
Mark Charles www.sojo.net/biography/mark-charles
Richard Twiss (author of One Church Many Tribes)
Savage Anxieties by Dr. Robert A. Williams
First Nations Bible Translation Project www.firstnationsversion.com
Violence Over the Land by Ned Blackhawk
Astoria by Peter Stark
Template to create I Am Poetry and access Renee's Cru Ted Talk:
www.thetalkingcircle.com
for more information about Nations visit www.nationsmovement.com
Other books Renee recommends:
There, There by Tommy Orange
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Mailhot