Kateri Northwest Ministry Institute
 Plains Indian | |
| Abbreviation | KNMI |
|---|---|
| Established | 1989 |
| Location | |
Director | Fr. Mike Fitzpatrick, S.J. |
Main organ | Kateri Newsletter |
| Affiliations | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Website | Kateri KNMI |
Kateri Northwest Ministry Institute (KNMI) is a Jesuit-run training program for lay Catholic leadership among the native American peoples. Major objectives are to preserve the native culture and spirituality and to heal from substance abuse.[1] The Kateri vision includes an enculturated church in a just society, with a healing of divisions among people with respect for differences.[2]
Groups
Spokane's Gonzaga Jesuits spawned the idea of Kateri and a group now meets at St. Joseph Family Center near Gonzaga University. This group serves the Plateau Tribes from the Umatilla, the Nez Perce, the Yakama, the Spokane, the Coeur d'Alene, and the Colville Reservations, along with the urban Indian community. The group uses as a resource The Country of the Senomtuse by Andy Joseph.[3]
Great Falls was the first group going back to KNMI's inception in 1989, bringing together at the Ursuline Centre in Great Falls, Montana, people from the surrounding cities. Besides Catholic liturgy and spirituality adapted to their culture, they study a book on their past practices by Chief Long Standing Bear.[4]
St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart in Arlee host this group at Arlee on alternate weekends. The group includes the Plains Indians, the Native Peoples of the Flathead and the Blackfeet Tribes.[5]
Resources used
- Ni Kso Ko Wa: Blackfoot Spirituality, Traditions, Values and Beliefs by Harold E. Gray Long Standing Bear.[6]
- Finding a Way Home: Indian & Catholic Spiritual Paths of the Plateau Tribes by Patrick J. Twohy, S.J.[7]
- Soul Sisters: Women in Scripture Speak to Women Today by Edwina Gateley.[8]
References
- ↑ Home. Accessed 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Vision. Accessed 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Spokane. Accessed 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Great Falls. Accessed 29 April 2016.
- ↑ St. Ignatius, Arlee. Accessed 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Harold E. Gray Long Standing Bear. Ni Kso Ko Wa: Blackfoot Spirituality, Traditions, Values and Beliefs. Spirit Talk Printing, 1991. ISBN 0963514814.
- ↑ Patrick J. Twohy, S.J. Finding a Way Home: Indian & Catholic Spiritual Paths of the Plateau Tribes. 2009. ISBN 0962341800.
- ↑ Edwina Gateley. Soul Sisters: Women in Scripture Speak to Women Today. New York: Orbis Books, 2002. ISBN 1570754438.