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Dakota Cross-Bearer: The Life and World of a Native American Bishop

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Dakota Cross-Bearer is the story of Harold S. Jones, a Dakota Indian born in 1909 and raised on the Santee Reservation in Nebraska, who rose through the ranks of the Episcopal Church to become the first Native bishop of a Christian church. Jones's biography sheds light on the importance of Christianity for the Dakotas and other Native peoples during the twentieth century. His story yields insights into the history of twentieth-century missionary activity among Native communities and illuminates instances of conflict and ...

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Dakota Cross-Bearer: The Life and World of a Native American Bishop 2004, Bison Books

ISBN-13: 9780803264458

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Dakota Cross-Bearer: The Life and World of a Native American Bishop 2000, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE

ISBN-13: 9780803215115

Hardcover