instances in the 20th century when native American's spiritual ceremonies were punished as crimes in the 20cen

Question

Can you name any instances in the 20th century when native American's spiritual ceremonies were punished as crimes?

Answer 1

There is a bunch!

The Native American Freedom of Religion Act wasn't passed until 1993. Even today religious persecution still exists. I am a Native woman. This is a very serious topic!

1. Peyote ceremonies, Native American Church. There was a big battle about the use of Peyote among Native people even though it was used Only in spiritual practice.

2. Native American sweatlodges in prison. Native American people have the right to practice their religion even while incarcerated. Some prisons now allow sweat lodges and traditional foods but it has been a battle.

4. Lack of access to traditional ceremonial grounds.
Native people aren't often allowed access to sacred sites.

5. Native American boarding schools. The last Native boarding school was closed in the 20th century, actually the mid to late 20th century. Native children were kidnapped and sent to White Christian boarding schools, they were punished for practicing any form of their culture.

6. Sun Dance. It was outlawed in the 19th century but religious persecution continued into the 20th century (and still exists today in some circumstances).

7. The National American Graves and Reperation Act was passed in 1990. This allowed Natives access to funeral grounds. But still if Natives want to entertain such rights they can be persecuted.

8. Native possession of Eagle feathers can also be persecuted. Although there is a law that in some circumstances allows Natives to have eagle feathers this law can be manipulated by government to persecute Natives.
Someone mentioned ghost dance but that was in 1890.


Here are some helpful websites:
(you can also google any of the topics above and find an abundance of information)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/FHPL_IndianRelFreAct.pdf
http://www.fcnl.org/issues/nat/sup/nat_bkrelfree.htm
http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/9118/rf.html
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/naspirit.html
http://www.manataka.org/page870.html
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/
http://www.nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=8624

EDIT: The land bridge theory is just that, A THEORY. There is more evidence to disprove it than to prove it. The evidence this user is citing is particularly controversial.
And the website he provided is not a reliable source. For more information on this topic you can read "Red Earth White Lies"

Answer 2

many of the opression of community human beings got here approximately in the nineteenth century. maximum opression of immigrants got here on the hands of alternative immigrants. female have been claiming opression for the reason that historical Greece so i won't point out them right here.. there have been regulations on the books spectacular up till the 1960's in u . s . a . of america that made opression of " ****** " ( there have been no African human beings returned then ) criminal. based on your question i might ought to declare Black human beings have been the main oppressed in u . s . a . of america in the 20 th century. ecu Jews have been the main oppressed in the international in the 20 th century.

Answer 3

"Native" Americans are not native to this continent at all. DNA testing proves once and for all that Indians are merely Asians who followed the land bridge. (This is why Indians have a mongoloid-shaped, Asian skull and black hair.)

The oldest known remains ever found in both north and south America are that of Kennewick Man, found along the banks of the Columbia River. Kennewick man was white not Indian/Asian.

When the white man arrived for a second time to the Americas they found that the Indian/Asians hadn't yet invented the wheel and regularly practiced cannibalism.

White folks created the greatest, freest and most prosperous society the world has ever known.

www.nationalist.org

Answer 4

Yes, the Plains sundance was outlawed in the 20th century, and the peyote-based religion was also outlawed. Also the Northwest Coast potlatch ceremonies, which were in fact part of the religion, were also outlawed in the 20th century. One long, sad history of repression and oppression.

Answer 5

The Ghost Dance.

Answer 6

Well, there was a bit of a snit over letting them smoke their peyote.

It's legal now, but I'm sure there was a court battle in the last century.

Answer 7

Only when those "spiritual ceremonies" involved cannibalism.
That's about it really.