This Lent, a new version of a Catholic devotion seeks to acknowledge the traumas experienced by Native people, including ...

This brief introduction to the religions of Native Americans provides an overview of the latest research and thought in this area. In writing the book, Gill aims to introduce an academically and ...

The Native American Church developed into a distinct way of life around 1885 among the Kiowa and Comanche of Oklahoma. After 1891, it began to spread as far north as Canada. Now, more than 50 ...

Even though it is a controlled substance under federal law, an exemption afforded by a 1994 amendment to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act made it legal for Native Americans to use ...

Their culture and religion place them in the role of stewards ... Frank LaPena, professor, Native American studies Frank LaPena, professor, Native American studies When two different people ...

Sacred objects are specific ceremonial objects which are needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present day ...

Non-Native Americans have observed the ceremony, but this is not the norm. In 1883, the Bureau of Indian Affairs enacted the Religious Crimes Code, banning a number of Native American ceremonies ...