A pastor who called Native American rituals ‘idol worship' is defying tribal leaders’ demand to leave a Wyoming reservation.

White sage, which is sacred to a number of Native American tribes in the southwest United States, has been adopted by both some contemporary Pagans and New Age practitioners for purification rites. As ...

(RNS) — On Sunday (Feb. 1), a group of dancers in dresses affixed with metal noisemakers performed an Ojibwe traditional healing dance known as the jingle dress dance to the heartbeat of a leather ...

Grief is a universal experience, but the ways people process it can vary widely across cultures. Recent studies at Johns Hopkins University explored a Native American grief ritual that seems to ...

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed are solely those of the authors. Many of us have familiar rituals in our lives, specific ways we share food with family over a dinner table or traditions ...