Native American
Potawatomi Christian chapel speaker Kaitlin Curtice draws ire of Baylor student group
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 20, 2020
(RNS) — Curtice’s chapel message about the journey of 'decolonizing' her faith drew pushback from a student group, which posted a statement on Twitter disavowing the service as part of 'the liberal agenda.'
Report: ‘No evidence’ of racist statements by Covington Catholic students
By Jack Jenkins — February 13, 2019
(RNS) — The same report also conceded that some students from Covington Catholic High School responded to a Native American man drumming and singing by performing the 'tomahawk chop.'
Kentucky bishop apologizes for reaction to viral encounter
By Associated Press — January 26, 2019
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — An initial joint statement from the Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School on Saturday had condemned the students for their actions.
Why do the Covington Catholic kids get the benefit of the doubt?
By Laura Turner — January 25, 2019
(RNS) — The national conversation about the confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial should always have been how we treat Native Americans, older people, and the marginalized, not whether a white kid got a bad rap in the media.
Seeing each other in the public square: The lessons of Covington Catholic
By William Muller — January 23, 2019
(RNS) — The case of the Covington Catholic High School students reminds us that we always do violence when we fail to recognize each other as other selves.
Native American man from viral video offers to meet with Catholic students, leaders
By Jack Jenkins — January 22, 2019
(RNS) — 'I have faith that human beings can use a moment like this to find a way to gain understanding from one another,' Nathan Phillips said.
Catholic school apologizes after clip emerges of students mocking Native Americans
By Jack Jenkins — January 19, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'They're just responding to a president that is giving license to racists and bigots who have no place in our society,' a Native American activist said.
A Native American tribe demands the return of its spiritual relative — an orca
By Julia Duin — December 10, 2018
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (RNS) — In the summer of 1970, a few dozen orcas were snatched and sold to various theme parks, decimating the gene pool of remaining whales. Only one survived. Now, the Lummi tribe wants her back.
Denominations repent for Native American land grabs
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 22, 2018
(RNS) — Several Protestant denominations have repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, the idea laid out in a series of 15th-century papal bulls that justified appropriating native land. But what are they doing now to act on that?
Trump drastically cuts national monument sacred to Native Americans
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 4, 2017
(RNS) — The president's move on Monday (Dec. 4) would shrink by 85 percent Utah's Bears Ears National Monument, which is considered sacred by a number of Native American tribes.
Kaitlin Curtice talks about ‘everyday glory’ and her Native American heritage
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 22, 2017
(RNS) — The popular 29-year-old worship leader has just published her first book, 'Glory Happening: Finding the Divine in Everyday Places.'
Trump reportedly to cut size of Bears Ears, sacred to native tribes
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 27, 2017
(RNS) In a move many Native American and religious groups have feared, President Trump reportedly will shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah.
For Native Americans, a river is more than a ‘person.’ It’s also a sacred place
By Rosalyn R. LaPier — October 9, 2017
(The Conversation) If a suit by an environmental group asking for personhood rights for the Colorado River is successful, it would mean lawsuits can brought on behalf of the river for any harm done to it, as if it were a person.
Will global warming change Native American religious practices?
By The Conversation — July 8, 2017
For the past 100 years, indigenous peoples have been forced to adapt to changes in their environments and modify their religious rituals in the United States. Global warming, however, is different.
Native Americans say grizzly bear decision violates religion
By Yonat Shimron — July 6, 2017
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — They are suing to block the government from removing Yellowstone grizzlies from the endangered and threatened species list, which would allow Montana, Wyoming and Idaho to hold grizzly bear hunts.
