White sage, which is sacred to a number of Native American tribes in the southwest United States, has been adopted by both some contemporary Pagans and New Age practitioners for purification rites. As ...

When I went to the St. Louis County Jail on Oct. 21 to lead a women’s Bible study, I learned that smudging is no longer allowed there. The 12 women who came to my group were devastated. For many of ...

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed are solely those of the authors. Many of us have familiar rituals in our lives, specific ways we share food with family over a dinner table or traditions ...

Native American singers, drummers and dancers from throughout the Southwest are set to gather at Balboa Park May 9-10 to share their heritage through music, dance and art as part of the 38th annual ...

ANDERSON, Ind. (WXIN) — A controversial tradition at one Indiana high school’s basketball games has come to an end after complaints that it mocked Native American culture. On Tuesday, district board ...

For years, meals at the summer sun dance ceremonies on the Eastern Shoshone tribe’s lands in Wyoming were missing something that was once a staple of the sacred rituals. There was no presence of ...

(RNS) — In Minneapolis, many Native people say they are reluctant to leave their homes for fear of being detained by federal ...

EL RENO Okla. (Reuters) - Just over a year ago, tribal elder Gordon Yellowman watched on the TV news as a mile-wide tornado roared toward the homes of his Cheyenne-Arapaho people in Oklahoma. Sirens ...

(The Conversation) — Native Americans are struggling to find sage for their spiritual practices as the plant is being overharvested for sale to the wider public. (The Conversation) — White sage, which ...