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Religion; Native American Church, Christianity, ... Raiding was traditional for the Apache, but Mexican settlers objected to their stock being stolen. As tensions ...
An Apache tribe in Arizona is taking a fight with the federal government and copper producers over sacred land to the Supreme Court. An Apache tribe in Arizona is taking a fight with the federal ...
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act is a United States federal law and a joint resolution of Congress that provides protection for tribal culture and traditional religious rights such as access to sacred sites, freedom to worship through traditional ceremony, and use and possession of sacred objects for Native Americans, Inuit, Aleut, and ...
The Native American Church (NAC), also known as Peyotism and Peyote Religion, is a syncretic Native American religion that teaches a combination of traditional Native American beliefs and elements of Christianity, especially pertaining to the Ten Commandments, with sacramental use of the entheogen peyote. [2]
Federal judges rejected an Apache religious challenge to the construction of the massive Resolution Copper mine on sacred land at Oak Flat in Arizona.
Akimel O'odham dwellings of traditional and brick construction in 1900 Kaviu, a Pima elder, photographed around 1907 by Edward S. Curtis. Initially, the Akimel O'odham experienced little intensive colonial contact. Early encounters were limited to parties traveling through the territory or community members visiting settlements to the south.
Apache tribe members say Arizona land slated to be destroyed for a copper mine is sacred. Their legal battle is now a major religious liberty test.
She was an educator and traditional doll maker and was regarded as a cultural leader among the elders. [8] She served as tribal chairperson until 1995 and focused on sustaining history and traditional Chiricahua culture. [8] Allan Houser was the first Fort Sill Apache child to be born free. He became one of the most celebrated Native American ...