The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America.

Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Where some celebrations across the city ring in the new year by popping a bottle of champagne, the Wichita United Methodist Church ushered in 2026 with drums and dancers for the ...

A branch of the national Native American Church has accused the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department of violating its constitutional rights in two raids in the last seven months that seized ...

A conversation with a Native American evangelical leader on efforts to revitalize tribal languages and the ongoing debates about using traditional spiritual practices in Christian worship. I recently ...

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is accused of destroying sacred plants belonging to an affiliate of the Native American Church in Southern California. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Native ...

San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon D. Dicus is pushing back against a federal lawsuit alleging that the seizure of 60,000 marijuana plants in a pair of raids has deprived a Native American Church ...

Diane Orson is a special correspondent with Connecticut Public. She is a longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things ...