(The Conversation) — The Pentagon recategorized Native religions as ‘other.’ A scholar of Native American and Indigenous Studies explains the implications of that change. As a scholar of Native ...

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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 ...

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 ...

NMAI copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature 1. Revitalization, renewal, and reprise : on the modern ...

Religion and Culture in Native America presents an introduction to a diverse array of Indigenous religious and cultural practices in North America, focusing on those issues in which tribal communities ...

(RNS) — As the Supreme Court hears the case of Brackeen v. Haaland on Wednesday (Nov. 9), what is at stake for most interested parties is the decades-old Indian Child Welfare Act, considered by many ...

When the Pentagon cut roughly 180 faiths from its religious affiliation codes, shrinking the list from more than 200 categories to 31 in May 2026, it folded “Native American religion” into the broader ...