Indigenous people
Muslim missionaries accused of trafficking Amazon Indigenous boys to Turkey
By Eduardo Campos Lima — August 1, 2023
SÃO PAULO (RNS) — The case has caused outrage. Muslims have criticized the media’s rapt coverage as Islamophobic, given that the alleged operation was not very different from what many Christian churches have been doing for decades.
At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia
By Cheyanne Mumphrey — May 22, 2023
(AP) — A bill vetoed earlier this month by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, would have allowed public school students to wear tribal regalia to graduation.
Lutherans launch initiative joining Indigenous-led Truth and Healing Movement
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 13, 2023
(RNS) — ‘It’s pretty tremendous that a bishop has commissioned a movement,’ said Vance Blackfox, the ELCA’s director for Indigenous ministries and tribal relations.
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
By Nicole Winfield — March 30, 2023
(AP) — The Vatican said the papal documents had been “manipulated” for political purposes by colonial powers “to justify immoral acts against Indigenous peoples that were carried out, at times, without opposition from ecclesial authorities.”
US tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal
By Thomas Peipert and Matthew Brown — March 17, 2023
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — About a half-dozen of the animals from Colorado will form the nucleus of a new herd for the Yuchi people south of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Beyond smudging: Indigenous creators reclaim their influence on the wellness industry
By Kathryn Post — November 8, 2022
(RNS) — ‘There are people harvesting plants that Indigenous people have been protecting and fighting for for so long,’ said one Indigenous business owner.
Her own trauma showed Yolonda Blue Horse how Indigenous Americans can overcome history
By Benjamin Spratt and Joshua Stanton — September 27, 2022
(RNS) — Discriminated against after the death of her child, the Lakota Sioux leader realized that Native Americans have to stand up and be counted.
Leaving Canada, Pope Francis said it might be time to slow down as health declines
By Claire Giangravé — July 30, 2022
(RNS) – 'On the other hand, I might need to think about the possibility of stepping aside. It wouldn’t be a catastrophe,' the pope told reporters after his six-day 'penitential pilgrimage' to apologize to the Indigenous people of Canada.
Pope Francis apologizes to Inuit in Canada, tells its youth not to be discouraged
By Claire Giangravé — July 29, 2022
IQALUIT, Canada (RNS) — On his last stop in Canada, Pope Francis spoke to members of the Inuit community, some of them former students at residential schools.
God does not want ‘a world governed by religious laws,’ pope tells Canadian clergy
By Claire Giangravé — July 28, 2022
(RNS) – To overcome secularism and past failures, Pope Francis called on Canadian clergy to embrace the journey toward healing and reconciliation.
Pope Francis condemns colonialism, old and new, in speech to Canadian authorities
By Claire Giangravé — July 27, 2022
QUEBEC CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis expressed his ‘deep shame and sorrow’ during a meeting with government officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation – and trust – from Indigenous societies
By John Ziker — May 13, 2022
(The Conversation) — Traditional ecological knowledge, or TEK, can encompass science, medicine, ecology, religion and culture – and help protect the environment.
Pope’s missing apology adds to ‘lack of trust’ from Indigenous people in Canada
By Claire Giangravé — December 15, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Suspicion and lack of trust mark the relationship between the Catholic Church and Indigenous peoples in Canada as Pope Francis considers visiting the country.
Indigenous and faith leaders urge Procter & Gamble to end logging of old-growth forests
By Diana Kruzman — November 9, 2021
(RNS) — Activists pressuring the company to source materials in Canada and Southeast Asia more ethically say it’s not just an environmental issue, but also a spiritual one.
California bishops should ask, ‘What would Junipero Serra do?’
By Thomas Reese — October 28, 2021
(RNS) — Junipero Serra, a Franciscan priest canonized by Pope Francis in 2015, has become the center of a firestorm in California where he was a Spanish missionary for 15 years beginning in 1768.
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