Often when American Indian or other indigenous people absorb christianity they give it their own spin. I remember reading a Cherokee author's statement that they looked at the various religions each as different forms of power and had no problems in adopting more than one because it would give them more power in the spirit world. That certainly bugs the hell out of the christian ones who want to supplant the old religions. But you're right, they shouldn't have to accept it. One can probably presume that the one white face in the flick was the youth pastor who organized the whole thing.

Sherman Alexie, Louise Erdrich, many other contemporary authors will give you an interesting look at what religion means in their communities. I offered up the video as a simple way to see that these kids were having a lot of fun performing with cards for that music video. For them, it was humor, at the very least.

SRS