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Agnes Emma Baker Pilgrim is a Native American spiritual elder from Grants Pass, Oregon.〔Schaefer (2006) p.15〕 She is the oldest member of her tribe, the Takelma.〔 She is also the Granddaughter of the first elected Chief of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz - Jack Harney.〔McCowan, K, (2004)〕 Pilgrim was Elected Chairperson of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers at its founding in 2004.〔Schaefer (2006) p. 2〕 "She has been honored as a "Living Treasure" by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, and as a "Living Cultural Legend" by the Oregon Council of the Arts." ==Personal life== Pilgrim was born on September 11, 1924〔(Agnes Baker Pilgrim )〕 having been delivered by Elizabeth Juliana Tole Harney, Pilgrim' grandmother who was a midwife.〔Baker-Pilgrim A. Biography〕 Her family was poor during the Depression and survived with no electricity.〔Native Village Publications〕 Grandma Aggie, as she is affectionately known, has had a rich and varied working life ranging from working for the Indian Health Service as a physician's assistant, an alcohol and drug counselor, a scrub nurse, a logger, a singer, a bouncer, a barber in a jail and a stock car racing driver.〔Penn State〕 Thrice married, Pilgrim had three daughters and three sons. Pilgrim also has eighteen grandchildren, twenty seven great grandchildren and a great great grandchild.〔Schaefer (2006) p.18〕 In 1982 Pilgrim was seriously ill with cancer. Pilgrim claims that she asked the Creator to let her live as she had lots of friends and family who relied on her, and that, she had a lot left to do in the world. Ever since that time she has had a transformation and gravitated to a very spiritual type of life - even though Pilgrim admits to have initially being reluctant to travel her spiritual path as she doubted her worthiness for this task.〔Schaefer (2006) p.17〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agnes Baker Pilgrim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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