The First Amendment, Anglo-Conformity and American Indian Religious Freedom.

Willard, William

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ERIC Number: EJ427620

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Publication Date: 1991

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The First Amendment, Anglo-Conformity and American Indian Religious Freedom.

Willard, William

WICAZO SA Review, v7 n1 p25-41 Spr 1991

Traces federal and missionary efforts to suppress peyote religion and Pueblo religious practices, 1888-1937. Describes Gertrude Bonnin's personal campaign against peyote and efforts by Smithsonian ethnologist James Mooney and Indian Affairs Commissioner James Collier to preserve Indian religious freedom. Lists state and federal laws against peyote, 1899-1937. (SV)

Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Civil Liberties, Drug Use, Federal Indian Relationship, Laws, Religion, Religious Conflict, Religious Discrimination

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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