The bishops speak with Shawnee storyteller and chair of the Native American Comprehensive Plan of The United Methodist Church Fred Shaw about what it means to fulfill the Great Commandment: to love God and neighbor. They discuss Native Americans and the church, embracing the gifts and perspectives of indigenous peoples and building right relationships across differences not as a transaction but as an opportunity to be mutually transformed.
● More about Fred Shaw and the Shawnee Nation United Remnant Band.
● Native American Comprehensive Plan of The United Methodist Church
● “Pastor Reflects on Abuses at Indian Boarding Schools,” from United Methodist News.
● 11 Facts About Native People In Society and the Church from GCORR
● Resolution 3331. Doctrine of Discovery
● What does The United Methodist Church say about racism?