Indigenous Faithful and Christians Work With Environmentalists to Conserve India’s Sacred Forests
Many Christian converts have lost their spiritual connection to the forests and lore. Meghalaya is 75% Christian in a country that is almost 80% Hindu.
Native Hawaiian Salt Makers Combat Climate Change and Pollution To Protect a Sacred Tradition
Many of the salt-making families are Christian. Reconciling Christian faith with Native Hawaiian spirituality can be challenging, but it often happens organically.
Arizona’s Oak Flat Is Sacred Land to Some Native Americans, but It’s Endangered by a Plan for a Mine
A religiously diverse coalition — Christian, Muslim, Sikh, and other Native American groups — has backed the Apache Stronghold by filing amicus briefs.
Lutherans Launch Initiative Joining Indigenous-Led Truth and Healing Movement
The head of the country’s largest Lutheran denomination announced Wednesday that the ELCA is launching an initiative to help its members better understand the “colonizing impacts” the church has had.
Court Rehears Case To Protect Oak Flat, an Apache Sacred Site in Arizona
In a move the Arizona Republic has called unusual, a full panel of 11 judges reheard oral arguments in the case of Apache Stronghold v. United States on Tuesday in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Religion Plays a Role in Native American Adoption Case Before Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court hears Brackeen v. Haaland, what is at stake for most interested parties is the decades-old Indian Child Welfare Act. The act was meant to stop Native American families from being separated by child welfare agencies and private adoption services and instead
In Mexico, Day of the Dead Is Actually a Celebration of Life
During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November in Mexico, the living remember and honor their dearly departed, but with celebration — not sorrow. Marigolds decorate the streets as music blares from speakers. It is believed that