Personal Page:
Paula Bidwell

Links

• Facebook personal page
• Facebook page for Early Native Baha’is
• nativebahais.com: A compilation of over a decade of research on the early history of Native American Baha’is from 1910 through the 1960’s. This endeavor is a continuing project and is updated frequently. The website contains select biographies and history of some early Native American Bahai’s listed by Tribe and Nation.
• manyhoops.com: A collaborative project based on healing the relationship between the early settlers and the original inhabitants of the United States, the American Indians. This project begins with the United States National holiday called “Thanksgiving”, which is often a child’s first introduction to multicultural interactions. The project addresses stereotypes used in school books and offers many culturally appropriate alternatives for teachers, parents and other educators. The project also includes a Baha’i Children’s Class coloring book using the life story of Squanto to illustrated with quotes from the Baha’i Writings. See also Manyhoops Facebook group or Baha’i Childrens' Class Squanto Coloring book.
• Since January 2015 Paula has been contributing to and updating the Online Bahá'í Chronology.

Papers, articles, presentations and artwork

• “Many Messengers of God - A Native American Perspective - Deganawidah the Peacemaker”: written for a Wilmette Institute course and presented at the ‘Irfán Colloquium 2011.
• “Clouds of Jabarút - Mountain of Malakút”: a method of presenting the Writings for a universal audience through an advanced form of Native storytelling and art which can be used to demonstrate and explain some of the more complex and mystical aspects of the Writings.
• “The Native American Vision and Teachings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha” : a presentation for those interested in and those who are involved in sharing the Message of Baha’ullah with Native Americans.
• “Spiritual Learning, Wisdom and Words as Mild as Milk”: an article for Bahaiteachings.org.
• “God has Sent Messengers to All People”: an article co-authored with Christopher Buck on Native Messengers of God.
• “Native Messengers of God: One Native Baha’i’s Perspective”: an article co-authored with Christopher Buck.
• “Manifest Destiny and Native American Religion”: an article co-authored with Christopher Buck.
• Artwork: Persian Bayan and Orbs of Light: pen and ink drawing illustrating Wahid VIII, Chapter 5.