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Shushan, Gregory. "The Sun told me I would be restored to life": Native American Near-Death Experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 34(3), Spring 2016, pp. 141-142. Case: Bini
Journal of Near-Death Studies Vol. 34(3) pp. 141-142, 2016
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Bini, a Wet'suwet'en Dakelh prophet, wandered off during a serious illness. His cold and half desiccated corpse was discovered months later in nearby woods. During his funeral, he came to life and began singing, though he could no longer speak Wet'suwet'en but only the language of the Sky-beings. He described how his mind embraced the whole world when he died. A voice called him and he spiritually ascended a ladder that appeared from above, with only his shade climbing while his body was left behind. He pierced the sky vault slowly as if being born into it and saw the four corners of Heaven. To the west was a very old man, tall as a tree and white as snow, with many white people sitting motionless. To the east were spirits dressed in white, dancing, drumming, and singing. After relating this experience, Bini died but returned again to life. He then told of meeting the two head-chiefs of the Sky, the Father and the Son. The Son, Zazeekry (Jesus Christ), told him of an impending plague and apocalypse brought about by sins and traditional customs. Bini was baptized and instructed to baptize his people and preach repentance. A week later he died and returned yet again, this time preaching Christian strictures and displaying items brought back from Heaven: a prayer calendar, a cross, and a white cloth with curative properties. His experiences led to new religious beliefs combining indigenous traditions with Christianity, and his system became the law of the country.
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Serious illness led to apparent death, corpse found desiccated months later
Claimed to bring back physical objects from heaven (cross, calendar, cloth), prophetic knowledge
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