Other Indigenous Traditions

By now, most political followers are aware that the 116th Congress is the most diverse in history. It includes the first Native American women — Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Debra Source: Although Congress is still overwhelmingly Christian, it is changing...

(The Conversation) — Embedded in indigenous languages is information about their beliefs about the creation and preservation of the environment. Source: How the loss of Native Americans' languages affects our understanding of their belief - Religion News...

While Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier sat down with President Barack Obama at a private roundtable in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 25, Morton County, N.D. Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier was calling in police reinforcements from six states...

When opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline galvanized the support of hundreds of U.S. tribes, it became an unprecedented show of Indian country unity and resolve.Now, it’s a global indigenous movement. Source: Standing Rock Joins the World’s Indigenous...

"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

Native American crew brings conservation to the Grand CanyonSource: Native American crew brings conservation to the Grand Canyon