Indigenous Spirituality Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/indigenous-spirituality/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:07:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Indigenous Spirituality Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/indigenous-spirituality/ 32 32 Brazilians march for Eshu, an Afro-Brazilian deity, to protest Christian intolerance https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/brazilians-march-for-eshu-an-afro-brazilian-deity-to-protest-christian-intolerance/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/brazilians-march-for-eshu-an-afro-brazilian-deity-to-protest-christian-intolerance/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:05:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163796 SÃO PAULO, Brazil (RNS) — A march in honor of the orisha Eshu drew some 150,000 people in São Paulo recently, considered a rebuke to the rise of evangelical Christians’ political power.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/27/brazilians-march-for-eshu-an-afro-brazilian-deity-to-protest-christian-intolerance/feed/ 0 Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands https://religionnews.com/2024/08/26/judge-blocks-arizona-lithium-drilling-that-tribe-says-is-threat-to-sacred-lands/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/26/judge-blocks-arizona-lithium-drilling-that-tribe-says-is-threat-to-sacred-lands/#respond Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:43:48 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4163502&preview=true&preview_id=4163502 A federal judge has temporarily blocked exploratory drilling for a lithium project in Arizona that tribal leaders say will harm land they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries. Lawyers for the national environmental group Earthjustice and Colorado-based Western Mining Action Project are suing federal land managers on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe. […]

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/26/judge-blocks-arizona-lithium-drilling-that-tribe-says-is-threat-to-sacred-lands/feed/ 0 Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices https://religionnews.com/2024/07/29/apache-christ-icon-controversy-sparks-debate-over-indigenous-catholic-faith-practices/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/29/apache-christ-icon-controversy-sparks-debate-over-indigenous-catholic-faith-practices/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:05:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159634&preview=true&preview_id=4159634 MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — For this close-knit community, the 8-foot Apache Christ painting is a reminder of the holy union of their culture and faith.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/29/apache-christ-icon-controversy-sparks-debate-over-indigenous-catholic-faith-practices/feed/ 0 Kamala Harris’ heritage draws attention to Hinduism’s complex history in Caribbean https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/one-love-how-religious-traditions-in-the-caribbean-influenced-one-another/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/one-love-how-religious-traditions-in-the-caribbean-influenced-one-another/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:20:30 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4158965 (RNS) — For many who claim Indo-Caribbean heritage, Vice President Kamala Harris’ spotlight is the perfect chance to dive into the community’s lesser-known past: where indigenous faiths and cultural traditions found more in common than not.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/one-love-how-religious-traditions-in-the-caribbean-influenced-one-another/feed/ 0 Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/safeguarding-the-heartbeat-native-americans-in-upper-midwest-protect-their-drumming-tradition/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/safeguarding-the-heartbeat-native-americans-in-upper-midwest-protect-their-drumming-tradition/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:09:25 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159049&preview=true&preview_id=4159049 RNS - Bans on Native drum ceremonies bring up resonant histories of forced repression and trauma for Native communities today.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/24/safeguarding-the-heartbeat-native-americans-in-upper-midwest-protect-their-drumming-tradition/feed/ 0 Solstices brought Mayan communities together, using monuments shaped by science and religion – and kingly ambitions, too https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/solstices-brought-mayan-communities-together-using-monuments-shaped-by-science-and-religion/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/solstices-brought-mayan-communities-together-using-monuments-shaped-by-science-and-religion/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:25 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154214&preview=true&preview_id=4154214 (The Conversation) — Structures aligned with solar events served various purposes: science, farming, religion and even politics.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/solstices-brought-mayan-communities-together-using-monuments-shaped-by-science-and-religion/feed/ 0 How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer solstice − and using them to resist https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/how-indigenous-peoples-are-reclaiming-their-celebrations-of-the-summer-solstice-%e2%88%92-and-using-them-to-resist/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/how-indigenous-peoples-are-reclaiming-their-celebrations-of-the-summer-solstice-%e2%88%92-and-using-them-to-resist/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:19:11 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154143&preview=true&preview_id=4154143 (The Conversation) — A historian of astronomy writes about the role of astronomical events in Indigenous cultures − and also the exploitation of their sacred traditions in present times.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/how-indigenous-peoples-are-reclaiming-their-celebrations-of-the-summer-solstice-%e2%88%92-and-using-them-to-resist/feed/ 0 US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/14/ruing-past-boarding-school-abuses-us-catholic-bishops-consider-new-outreach-to-native-americans/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/14/ruing-past-boarding-school-abuses-us-catholic-bishops-consider-new-outreach-to-native-americans/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:04:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153395&preview=true&preview_id=4153395 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Through praying, listening and seeking healing and reconciliation, the bishops, in the new draft, are committing to revitalizing their Native Catholic ministry.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/14/ruing-past-boarding-school-abuses-us-catholic-bishops-consider-new-outreach-to-native-americans/feed/ 0 AP PHOTOS: Cambodian village prays for good fortune, prosperity, and rain in ‘He Neak Ta’ ritual https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/cambodians-gather-for-he-neak-ta-praying-for-good-fortune-prosperity-and-rain/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/cambodians-gather-for-he-neak-ta-praying-for-good-fortune-prosperity-and-rain/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:48:52 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4152707&preview=true&preview_id=4152707 PHUM BOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) — This ancient ritual ceremony has been celebrated annually for several hundred years by Phum Boeung villagers during the beginning of rainy season. Though marked in almost every village throughout the country in ancient times, the ceremony has become rarer.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/cambodians-gather-for-he-neak-ta-praying-for-good-fortune-prosperity-and-rain/feed/ 0 Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence https://religionnews.com/2024/05/10/shunned-for-centuries-vodou-grows-powerful-as-haitians-seek-solace-from-unrelenting-gang-violence/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/10/shunned-for-centuries-vodou-grows-powerful-as-haitians-seek-solace-from-unrelenting-gang-violence/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 15:35:24 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4147673&preview=true&preview_id=4147673 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted.

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