Religious and Cultural Rights (Religious Freedom, Repatriation, Peyote, NAGPRA, Graduation)

Given the history of hostility toward and misunderstanding of Native religions, NARF works hard to protect religious freedoms. We helped pass the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. We assist Native students being prohibited from wearing sacred eagle feathers at graduation. All the while, we wage legal battles on issues like the use of peyote, possession of eagle feathers, and the rights of Native inmates.

Related Cases & Projects

Winnebago Repatriation Request to Carlisle Boarding School (Winnebago v. Department of Army)

Protecting Oak Flat and Tribal Religious Practices (Apache Stronghold v. U.S.)

Protecting Native Students’ Rights at Graduation

Eagle Feathers at Graduation (Black v. Broken Arrow School District)

SWO Sought Return of Child from Carlisle Cemetery

Eagle Feathers at Graduation (Waln v. Dysart School District)

News

Honoring Ancestral Sites: A Guide to Right Relations, Care, and Return

Defending Oak Flat and protecting Native sacred places on federal lands

Winnebago goes to appeals court to bring children home

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Resources

Honoring Ancestral Sites: A Guide to Right Relations, Care, and Return

Throughout NARF’s longstanding work supporting Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, NARF has been committed to helping foster respectful and just relationships with sacred places, Native American burials, and cultural objects. That’s why we’re proud to share the Sacred Grounds: A Right Relations Guidebook on Native Burials and Cultural Items, co-authored with Land Justice Futures.

Repatriation Foundation Collection

The American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation donated its collection of online resources to NARF. Those resources are available at the National Indian Law Library's research guide on repatriation and reburial.
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