A court decision that made way for the federal government to transfer land sacred to Southwest tribes to a foreign mining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and the Roger William University School of Law Prisoners’ Rights Clinic on June ...

Native American spirituality: an introduction / Lee Irwin -- Mediations of the spirit: Native American religious traditions and the ethics of representation / Inés Hernández-Ávila -- Cultural identity ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- The Indian movement -- The Indians of the American imagination -- The religious challenge -- Thinking in time and space -- The problem of creation -- The concept of history -- The ...

(WJAR) — Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to participate in ceremonies and have ...

Public support for religious freedom is increasing, yet Native American religious rights cases face frequent denial in federal courts. Experts suggest the reluctance to protect Native religions stems ...

Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.

From a dissent from rehearing en banc Friday in Perez v. City of San Antonio, by Fifth Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham, joined by Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod and Judges Jerry Smith, Stephen ...

(RNS) — The recent controversy over an Episcopal priest who was dismissed for promoting psychedelics for spiritual awakening raises urgent questions about how organized religion in America relates to ...

Forget everything you’ve heard about “spirit animals” being quirky memes or internet jokes. In Native American traditions, your spirit animal isn’t just a cute representation of your personality—it’s ...

Three Native American inmates at the ACI have filed a lawsuit alleging their religious practices are being denied. The ACLU is representing the inmates, claiming the ACI lacks policies accommodating ...