Christ is a Native American

During his 1984 visit to Canada, Pope John Paul ll declared, "Christ, in the members of his body, is himself Indian." Who is this native Christ" What is his place in the spiritual universe of native people?

Peelman examines these questions in this timely and groundbreaking book, which is the result of research he has carried out since 1982 in native communites across Canada. While Peelman's book is a work of theoloy and Christology, it is also a work of profound friendship that will help its readers know more deeply the Amerindian experience.