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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, p. 140. Case: John Slocum
Journal of Near-Death Studies Vol. 34(3) p. 140, 2016
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In 1881, a Squaxin Salish man named Squ-sacht-un (John Slocum) was confirmed dead by all present. He encountered a shining light, a great light trying his soul, and saw his own dead body. He revived temporarily but died again, and his soul went up to the judgment place of God where he experienced a great light in his soul from that good land. He was shown a photograph of himself that somehow recorded all the bad deeds of his life. People he recognized were being burned in a furnace, and Squ-sacht-un learned all Christ wants us to do, realizing that before his NDE he had been a sinner. He was given the choice of going to hell or returning to earth to preach the Christian life. An angel told him he must go back and turn alive again on earth, and he was shown a bright land of beauty and comfort, experiencing a sense of deep tranquility before returning to his body. After reviving he told his people about the good things in heaven and that God is kind. His subsequent teachings combined Christianity with indigenous elements and led to the founding of the Indian Shaker Church. The authority of his experience was considered superior to the Christian Bible because Squ-sacht-un was Native, living 1,800 years more recent than Jesus, and able to give testimony in person in the local language. Louis Yowaluch confirmed that Squ-sacht-un's experience was directly responsible for the foundation of the religion, stating they had never heard of such a thing as a man dying and bringing word that there was a God.
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Confirmed dead by all present, died twice during experience
Brought back specific Christian teachings, founded Indian Shaker Church
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