Native American Religious and Spiritual Freedom in Prison

Native American Spiritual Freedom in Prison

"[The white man's court] tries [Indians], not by their peers, nor by the customs of their people, nor the law of their land, but by superiors of a different race, according to the law of a social state of which they have an imperfect conception, and which is opposed to the traditions of their history, to the habits of their lives."

-- U.S. Supreme Court, Ex Parte Crow Dog, 109 U.S. 556, 571 (1883)

Traveling the Spiritual Path: The Struggle for Native American Religious Freedom in Prison --- Link to Paper (72K)
Comprehensive Bibliography of Cases, Legislation, Law Review Articles and Internet Links --- Link to Bibliography
In the Words of the Native Prisoners Themselves -- Prisoner Letters (44K)
Native American Prisoners Need Penpals -- Native Penpal List
About the Author, Laura Brooks University of Maine Law Student
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