{"product_id":"songs-of-power-and-prayer-in-the-columbia-plateau","title":"Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau: The Jesuit, the Medicine Man, and the Indian Hymn Singer","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSongs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau\u003c\/i\u003e explores the role of song as a transformative force in the twentieth century, tracing a cultural, spiritual, and musical encounter that upended notions of indigeneity and the rules of engagement for Indians and priests in the Columbia Plateau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Chad Hamill's narrative, a Jesuit and his two Indian \"grandfathers\"-one a medicine man, the other a hymn singer-engage in a collective search for the sacred. The priest becomes a student of the medicine man. The medicine man becomes a Catholic. The Indian hymn singer brings indigenous songs to the Catholic mass. Using song as a thread, these men weave together two worlds previously at odds, realizing a promise born two centuries earlier within the prophecies of Circling Raven and Shining Shirt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs of Power and Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how song can bridge worlds: between the individual and Spirit, the Jesuits and the Indians. Whether sung in an indigenous ceremony or adapted for Catholic Indian services, song abides as a force that strengthens Native identity and acts as a conduit for power and prayer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46569724149970,"sku":"9780870716751","price":30.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_a9fe3db2-e0d8-4e23-ba2f-c7891d4668bf.jpg?v=1763166498","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/songs-of-power-and-prayer-in-the-columbia-plateau","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}