I don’t have a ton to say on this book, but I noticed that a few of the negative reviews here focus on the lack of depth, especially when it comes to detailed expositions of Native American belief systems. I think these reviews are missing the point a bit - this book is a *history* of Native American religion, not a systematic theology. As a short introduction to the beliefs of an incredibly diverse collection of societies and the practices that go along with them (and, lest we forget, vice versa), I thought this was pretty decent. For more, well, we should probably look for a book that’s more than 140 pages long.

While this book does give us some insight into the Native Americans religion. It almost seems the Native American religion comparatively speaking to its indoctrination with Christianity. The foundation of the origin and details in Native American beliefs and practices is not as strong and lacking.

An informative survey but doesn't go into enough depth on any particular topic to be very interesting. Somehow the whole book reads like a college essay. Since he refers to Native Americans as "they" I'm assuming Martin is not Native American; the fact that it's an outside-looking-in perspective is offputting.

I re-read this book and it was just as good as the first time. I took a Native American religion course in college and this book was our introduction. People complained that the author addressed too many topics in one book, but I think it is a great representation of how Indigenous people are not a monolith, and there are multiple historic religions and practices that should be highlighted in one text. It is comprehensive and does not dilute the destructive history of Christianity, conversion, and genocide. I recommend this book especially in a time of book bans and the falsifying of history which further erases indigenous peoples.