Native American Christians are often accused of being assimilated or “colonized.” Yet it’s not that simple—especially for the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole people of the Southeastern United States who used to be labeled “civilized.”

The installations in Altars of Reconciliation express diverse, individual faith experiences of three Southeastern Native artists who practice Christianity. Each “altar” depicts ongoing personal reconciliation between the artist and God, with awareness of the complex history of Christianity among Southeastern tribes and the mystery of faith that transcends it.

—Contributing scholar Stacy Fife Pratt, PhD, Muscogee (Creek)

This show is a traveling exhibit. It began in Tulsa Oklahoma at AHHA, went to Norwich UK, the Seminole Nation Museum and Stillpoint Galleries in Atlanta, GA. More venues are being added.