Abstract

kiwaakomelepwa nikannaki! nitesi8o Thomas Norton-Smith. saawanwa nilla no’ki nim’soma peleawa. That is, “Greetings to you all, my friends! I am named Thomas Norton-Smith. I am Turkey clan Shawnee.” I speak for no one but myself, so any errors or misinterpretations are mine alone; I am full of mistakes. And, there will be misinterpretations, for, as I shared with Profs. Stone and Crosby, I am new to the discussion of religious naturalism. Indeed, I’m not even particularly religious; I’m just one often confused, mixed-blood Shawnee, trying to walk the right road.