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How a small D.C. law firm is protecting the role of religion in American life
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How a small D.C. law firm is protecting the role of religion in American life
When Frank Waln raps onstage, he is dripping head to toe in his culture. His long, braided hair frames his face, and Lakota jewelry gifted by relatives and fans hangs from his ears – usually porcupine quills or buffalo bones – as hand-woven bracelets wrap around both wrists.
Fifteen years after government-sponsored road construction destroyed a sacred site in Oregon, federal officials have worked out a landmark settlement agreement with the area’s Native American tribes. In the settlement, the government has “agreed to replant a grove of native trees, pay for the reconstruction of a sacred stone altar and recognize the historic use of the site by Native Americans,” according to the Becket Fund for Religious Freedom, the law firm representing the tribes. The new agreement resolves a lawsuit, Slockish v. U.S. Department of Transportation, that...
Temperatures will remain in the 80s and 90s over the weekend as wildfires continue to burn across Oregon.
Temperatures will remain in the 80s and 90s over the weekend as wildfires continue to burn across Oregon.