Are native americans christians?

Answer 1

Just like any other ethnic group, nationality, etc... some are and some aren't.

Answer 2

Not Native Americans are Christians but there are Native American Christians.

Answer 3

During early colonization of North America, Native Americans were veiwed as "savages" and needed help in becoming "civilized" and "saved" from their own "heathen" ways. Christianity was pushed upon them through residential schools. Many Native American communities became childless because all the children were forcefully taken away to the residential schools to become assimilated into civilization and learn the "good" christian ways.

Today many reservations have different kinds of churches and many Native Americans still attend. But no not all Native Americans are Christian.

Answer 4

Some Native Americans are Christians. Some are not. Some continue to follow the rituals established by their tribes/clans thousands of years ago.

Answer 5

Some Native Americans are Christians, though many follow traditional religions that are Pagan (non-Christian). Many of these religions are based on the worship of the earth.

Answer 6

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Automatically? No one is!
By choice? Anyone can be!
How? The Bible shows us ...
Below, I've listed 3 excellent Bible-based articles that More-than-answer your question, & much better than I can. Their format is SO much more pleasant than Y!As, anyway (; !
Please compare the Scriptures referrenced in these articles, which are written in easy-to-understand detail:
(NOTE: Use links near top-left of text to access ALL existing subheadings.)

Whatever Happened to the Apache?
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1998/3/8/article_01.htm

American Indians—What Does Their Future Hold? :
... Native Americans - The End of an Era
...... Where Did They Come From?
......... How Their World Was Lost
............ What Does Their Future Hold? http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1996/9/8/native_americans_end_era.htm

Have You Been Saved?
What We Must Do to Be Saved
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1996/2/1/have_you_been_saved.htm

Mark 12: 28 Now one of the scribes that had come up and heard them disputing, knowing that [Jesus] had answered them in a fine way, asked him: “Which commandment is first of all?” 29 Jesus answered: “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah, 30 and you must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength.’ 31 The second is this, ‘You must love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” http://www.watchtower.org/bible/index.htm

Answer 7

I guess it depends on the person. If they believe that Jesus died for their sins, then yes they are Christian. I'm not familiar with traditional Native American beliefs, but some of them I think are not compatible with Christianity.

Answer 8

If someone told you they're 'native american' and you want to make sure your mommy won't object? 'Native americans,' before the un-natives screwed them up did NOT all believe the same thing. Check this site;
http://www.native-languages.org/religion.htm

Answer 9

Christian missionaries got into contact with them much later,,, but most of them now have converted to christianity.

Answer 10

THATS A SILLY QUESTION, ITS LIKE ASKING ARE AMERICANS CHRISTIANS