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 ...

Forty years ago, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act finally finally extended that right to the country’s Native citizens. Here Native Americans who observe traditional ways talk about ...

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 ...

In Congress and the courts, she has advocated for reforms from the restoration of Native American religious freedoms to the protection of sacred lands. And she has held the Smithsonian and other ...