What does the cross of Christ have to do with the thunderbird? How might the life and work of Christian writer G. K. Chesterton shed light on our understanding of North American Indigenous art and history? This unexpected connection forms the basis of these discerning reflections by art historian Matthew Milliner. In this volume in the Hansen Lectureship Series, Milliner appeals to Chesterton's life and work including The Everlasting Man, his neglected poetry, his love for his native England, and his own visits to America in order to understand and appreciate both Indigenous art and the complex, often tragic history of First Nations peoples, especially in the American Midwest.
"Taking Chesterton's baton to recognize the 'Red Indian,' Milliner continues the relay. His work of 'unexpected connections' looks at Native rock art, Christianity, and massacre sites left in the wake of westward expansion. Native rock art tells the story of a people who sought the same as the Christians-release from darkness, hunger, sickness, death, and threats from a hostile world. Milliner is
Diane Glancy, author of Island of the Innocent: A Consideration of the Book of Job
