Legend of the Rainbow Warriors
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Since the early 1970s, a legend of Rainbow Warriors has inspired some environmentalists and hippies with a belief that their movement is the fulfillment of a Native American prophecy. Usually the "prophecy" is claimed to be Hopi or Cree. However, this "prophecy" is not Native American at all, but rather from a 1962 Evangelical Christian religious tract, titled Warriors of the Rainbow by William Willoya and Vinson Brown from Naturegraph Publishers.[1] Brown is also the founder and owner of Naturegraph Publishers.[2] Discussing the legend, scholar Michael Niman said, "If anything, it was an attack on Native culture. It was an attempt to evangelize within the Native American community."[1]
Legend of the Rainbow Warriors | |
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Folk tale | |
Name | Legend of the Rainbow Warriors |
Mythology | Hippie / New Age Fakelore (Usually alleged by adherents to be Cree or Hopi mythology) |
Country | United States |
Origin Date | 1962 |
Published in | Warriors of the Rainbow |