Bassett & Avalos/IRT5M, 25. Are Indigenous people who adapt or alter their rituals and traditions (either by choice or historical necessity) less authentic than their ancestors?

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How to Cite: John, Kelsey Dayle. 25. Are Indigenous people who adapt or alter their rituals and traditions (either by choice or historical necessity) less authentic than their ancestors?. Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 76-78 Oct 2022. ISBN 9781800502031.

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This chapter describes how the perception of an "authentic" Indian is incomplete, limiting, and bias. Furthermore, the author argues that this notion perpetuates the idea that Indigenous persons fall on linear timelines from authentic to assimilated.

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  • container title
    Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes
  • creator
    Kelsey Dayle John
  • isbn
    9781800502048 (eBook)
  • publisher
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • publisher place
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • rights
    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Religion in 5 Minutes
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.1558/isbn.9781800502048