| Summary: | While a reflection on a personal journey of decolonising, this theses is definitely not simply autobiographical. Chapter Two deals with the attitudes prevalent in European Christian nations at contact. Chapter Three examines what my research was able to uncover of Indigenous Spiritual and cultural approaches previous to contact. Chapter Four highlights some Indigenous Spiritual responses to colonising presence and pressure. The difficulties and challenges faced and overcome by Indigenous Spiritual leaders in reclaiming and re-asserting their traditional spiritual concepts and values is the subject of Chapter Five. Chapter Six compares and contrasts traditional Indigenous Spirituality and Christian approaches to their own narratives, reflected by the work of scholars over the past century. In conclusion, I examine the possibility that there are enough fundamental similarities to warrant a joint attempt at moving beyond the debilitating effects of colonialism to a joint narrative defining a co-operative future. October 2020
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