Native American Rights | The Public Interferes with Native American Religious Activities on Public Lands

When the National Park Service shows some sensitivity to the religious needs of Native Americans, stomp it.

And be sure to grind a heel into American Indian religious liberty. That’s the way Mountain States Legal Foundation in Denver apparently views it. The foundation filed a lawsuit against the Park Service’s cultural sensitivity in March 1996.

Devils Tower, located in northeast Wyoming, has been a sacred site for many northern Plains Indian tribes for centuries.

It was designated as America’s first national monument by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1906...

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