Native American and preservationist advocates are sounding the alarm about an imminent “peyote crisis.” The crisis started decades ago, but recently has been amplified by pharmaceutical interests in ...

(WJAR) — Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to participate in ceremonies and have ...

Just a month after a Tiverton man won the right to wear an Apache headband at the Adult Correctional Institutions, the state Department of Correction is facing yet another lawsuit accusing officials ...

A Tiverton man serving a life sentence at the state Adult Correctional Institutions is suing corrections administrators over their refusal to allow him to wear an Apache headband in keeping with the ...

Virginia prisoner Gary David Morrison Jr. wanted to practice his religion, so he asked his jailers for access to sacred herbs, medicine bags and feathers -- items used in Native American religious ...

An Army major is celebrating one year of having earned approval to wear his hair and tribe-specific regalia items in a way that honors his Native American heritage during appropriate service ...

A complaint filed in federal court on Friday claims the state Department of Corrections “ignored” complaints from Native American inmates for years PROVIDENCE — A new lawsuit alleges the Rhode Island ...