Native Traditions

TRAHANT REPORTS—Ten months ago the United States told the world it was ready to do something about climate change. Enough talk. Time to act. And because of the nature of the crisis, the world’s governments are moving quickly. Well, at least as measured by...

A federal judge has denied a Native American tribe's request for an injunction that would have temporarily halted construction on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, set to carry crude oil across four states. Source: Judge Rules That Construction...

The 1996 discovery of Kennewick Man, one of the oldest North American human skeletons ever found, erupted in an unprecedented fight between scientists and Native American beliefs. Source: A Long, Complicated Battle Over 9,000-Year-Old Bones Is Finally...

"Native spirituality is taking deeper roots within the hearts of Christian people,” says Sister Kateri Mitchell, a member of Mohawk Nation and the Sisters of St. Anne who directs the annual National Tekakwitha Conference for Native American Catholics...

When Pope Francis canonizes Junipero Serra, he will become the first Hispanic American saint. Analysts see this as an effort to restore the historical balance away from "Anglo-centric" interpretation of U.S. history to the importance of Catholic missions...

Residents in San Juan County, Utah are fighting a proposal to create a national monument that protects Native American land. Source: The Battle Over Bears Ears | September 11, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Religion News Service http://www.religionnews.com/2015/06/29/united-church-christ-boycott-was…

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2015/06/19/june-19-2015-faith…

National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/2015/06/07/412098380/a-mountain-of-many-legends-draw…