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August 30, 2023 •
New Oregon Law Allows Amputees to Reclaim Body Parts for Spiritual Purposes
Honoring spiritual beliefs of Native Americans
December 14, 2022 •
Sacheen Littlefeather Remembered
Native American activist highlighted issues of race and exclusion that were long unconfronted or swept aside.
August 13, 2022 •
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a Confession
The denomination’s role in oppressing Indigenous American and Alaskan nations.
June 4, 2022 •
Return of Precious Stone: Reparation to the Kaw Nation
When white settlers moved into their territory, it set in motion inequities that robbed the Kaw Nation of their lands and all but ended their existence.
December 22, 2021 •
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Announces Initiative to Protect Indigenous Sacred Sites
United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announces an initiative to enhance coordination, collaboration and action among government agencies and departments.
March 8, 2021 •
Saving Oak Flat is a Holy War Says Apache Leader
“This country was founded on freedom of speech, religion and worship, which has been given away to a foreign mining company,” wrote Wendsler Nosie Sr., leader of Apache Stronghold, a Native American nonprofit.
September 27, 2020 •
The State of Native American Religious Freedom on Native American Day
“Although our nation professes to cherish its first amendment enshrined religious liberty, our society persistently denies this right to America’s original inhabitants. Historically, the religious persecution of American Indians is undisputed.“—John Rhodes, Montana Law Review
