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<p><P>The Dogrib Indians are one of the Dene people of Western Canadian Subarctic; they speak a language belonging to the widespread Athapaskan family, whose southern relatives include the Navajos and Apaches of the southwestern United States. This study draws on the author's field studies from 1959 to 1974 to present an ethnographic description of Dogrib religion. The first part of the book introduces three prophets who came to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s. Though they developed from the same tradition and had the same aims, their prophetic styles contrasted dramatically with one another. Helm situates the prophetic movement in relation to tribal and Christian traditions and shows the determining importance of the prophets personalities in shaping their teachings. <P>The second part of the book examines the traditional Dogrib concept of power <i>(ink'on)</i>, drawing on information given over the course of the years by Vital Thomas, a religious leader who collaborated closely with Helm. This firsthand material, told in Thomas's own words, is noteworthy for its personal perspective and for the understanding it provides of the differing sources and uses of power. This concept o

Author

June Helm

Publisher

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781496216441

Subjects

Religion, History, Science