By Angela Pulley Hudson Angela Pulley Hudson is the author of Real Native Genius: How an Ex-slave and a White Mormon became Famous Indians (University of North Carolina Press, 2015). She is an associate professor of history at Texas A&M University and can be reached at aphudson@tamu.edu. When envisioning Mormon polygamists, people of color …
Tag: Lamanite
Foundational Murder The Slaying Of Laban
The Book of Mormon shows that real peace can only come if the roots of a conflict are identified and the foundational stories and beliefs that gave rise to the conflict are rejected. These foundational narratives were at the heart of Nephite and Lamanite hatred, trapping both communities in a cycle of violence. By looking …
Where is that Darn Lamanite DNA?
By Michael Vinson And they were scattered upon much of the face of the land, and the Lamanites also. And they were exceedingly more numerous than were they of the Nephites, and they loved murder and would drink the blood of beasts. —Jarom 1:6 In this verse, Jarom is wondering aloud how the Lamanite …
THE IROQUOIS AS THE LAMANITE: AN ARGUMENT FOR A CONTEMPORARY READING OF THE BOOK OF MORMON
Apologists have argued for ancient settings of the Book of Mormon in the American continent. In this presentation, I argue that the description of Lamanites portrayed in the Book of Mormon is consistent with nineteenth-century understandings of the Iroquois and the archaeological interpretation of artifacts commonly found in the New York State area during the …
Special Programs for LDS Native Americans: Lamanite/Indian Branches 1960-90
Special Programs for LDS Native Americans: Lamanite/Indian Branches 1960-90