The consequences of American colonialism still reverberate throughout urban Indigenous communities. From the dissolution of languages inherent to Native American cultures in the Southwest to the ...

* Those who run the sweat lodge purification ceremony should be Native and should be able to speak their tribe's language. "Those that run this sacred rite should be able to communicate with ...

(WJAR) — Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to participate in ceremonies and have ...

The winter holidays and especially Christmas have different meanings to tribes and Native individuals across Indian Country as they commune with friends and family Dennis Zotigh Beckham Barehand (Dine ...

Describes some of the ceremonies and festivals that Native American peoples use to celebrate special occasions, give thanks, remember their dead, and communicate with spirits.

Every new moon and full moon, a small group of Native American Church members gathers in San Antonio's sprawling Brackenridge Park for a ceremony called Midnight Waters. They meet at a specific bend ...

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PHOENIX — The consequences of American colonialism still reverberate throughout urban Indigenous communities. From the dissolution of languages inherent to Native American cultures in the Southwest to ...