Freedom of religion is something that we here in America treasure. It's our First Amendment. But for so long, Native Americans have not had that right. And even today, there are fights to protect not ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the Supreme Court heard the case of Brackeen v. Haaland on November 9, what was at stake for most interested parties was the decades-old Indian Child Welfare Act, considered by many to be the “gold ...

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 ...

Introduction: the sacred way -- The spirit world and the sacred way -- Creating the world: the oral tradition -- Native American ceremonies and rituals -- Wholeness and healing -- The path of life -- ...

Editor’s note: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century ...

(The Conversation) — The eruption of Mauna Loa is a profound spiritual experience for many Native Hawaiians. An anthropologist explains Native American beliefs on the living Earth and volcanic lava.

(The Conversation) — A scholar of Native American and Indigenous rhetorics writes about the harm done to Native American nations through colonization and what can be done to reduce it. (The ...