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Climate change could disrupt tribes’ religious practices

Type
Literature
Publication
LaPier, Rosalyn R. 2017. Climate change could disrupt tribes’ religious practices. High Country News.
Year Published
2017
Organization
NGO
Description

Indigenous people’s religions and sacred places are closely tied to their landscape. For the past 100 years, Indigenous peoples have been forced to adapt to changes in their environments and modify their religious rituals in the United States. The U.S. government made certain Native American religious practices illegal in the 19th and early 20th century. Although these policies have since been rescinded, they led to changes in many Indigenous practices. Global warming, however, is different. The question is whether Indigenous people will be able to adapt their beliefs all over again due to the impact of global warming on the natural world.