Original sentence: " The spread of these beliefs began with a number of literary hoaxes undertaken by non-Indians such as Carlos Castaneda and Jamake Highwater.Representations of Native Americans images have played a significant role in nineteenth and twentieth century spiritualism although in reality Natives and their tradition have suffered considerably under the influences of competing Christian churches.Several Native Americans have also sought to exploit interest in native American spiritualism, writing distortions of indigenous spiritual practices and knowledge for consumption in the mass market.Since 1970, there have been a number of individuals purporting to sell native American spiritualism, sometimes called '"American Indian Spiritualism.This situation has been attacked by legitimate Indian scholars and by activists such as the American Indian Movement, Survival of American Indians and the late Gerald Wilkenson, head of the National Indian Youth Council
Edited sentence: A growth industry within the United States known as 'American Indian Spiritualism', the business began with a number of literary hoaxes undertaken by such non-Indians as Carlos Castaneda and Jamake Highwater.Representations of Native Americans images played a significant role in nineteenth-century spiritualism although in reality they and their tradition have suffered considerably under the influences of competing Christian churches.Several Native Americans have also sought to exploit it, writing distortions of indigenous spiritual practises and knowledge for consumption in the mass market.Since 1970, there has also been a rapid increase in the number of individuals purporting to sell native American spiritualism.This situation has been long and bitterly attacked by legitimate Indian scholars and by activists such as the American Indian Movement, Survival of American Indians and the late Gerald Wilkenson, head of the National Indian Youth Council