The Ecumenical Panel, with Episcopal Church missioner for indigenous ministries Sarah Eagle Heart serving as moderator, began with the screening of a video that explores the lasting impact of the Doctrine of Discovery.
On 1 March 2011 Martha Allen joined the Indigenous Theological Training Institute (ITTI) as Executive Director. Martha is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Lakota) in South Dakota and was raised an Episcopalian in Native churches throughout the US (her father was an Episcopal priest).
The sacred fire burned on the campus of the University of the South May 27-31 as indigenous clergy, laity, and bishops whose ministry includes native peoples gathered for the Oklahoma IV 2010 Consultation.
Indigenous clergy, laity, and bishops whose ministry includes native peoples will gather May 27 - 31 2010 in Sewanee, Tennessee, for the Oklahoma IV 2010 Consultation entitled 'The Present and Future of Indigenous Leadership in the Episcopal Church'.