NCAI Peyote Task Force Reignites Efforts to Strengthen American Indian Religious Freedom Act

At the 82nd annual convening of the National Congress of American Indians, the Native American Church of North America continued its advocacy of the protections of the use of peyote, and the strengthening of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978.

American Indian Religious Freedom Summit Brings Tribal Leaders to Washington, Efforts to Preserve Peyote Habitat Heat Up

Leaders of the Native American Church of North America convened for the third consecutive year to advocate for peyote habitat conservation with leaders in Washington. Leaders and supporters met with Congressional leaders and staff to share progress of advocating for the conservation of peyote, a plant where only enrolled members of federally recognized tribes are permitted to possess and ingest for traditional ceremonial purposes.

U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Native American Church Chapter, Denying Bank’s Efforts to Dismiss Discrimination Case

A U.S. District Judge in Wisconsin denied a motion to dismiss a federal discrimination lawsuit involving a Native American Church chapter and a local bank on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley issued a 9-page opinion on the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion, upholding the protected use of peyote in traditional American Indian ceremonies.

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