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 ...

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.

A Christian church has refused to leave a Native American reservation after its pastor condemned traditional tribal spiritual practices during a sermon, sparking protests and demands for an apology.

A painful history with church-run schools has many Indigenous people wary of Christianity. Native ministries are working to share the real Jesus. When Martha Craft looks at the class photo from her ...

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 ...

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 ...

Southern Baptist mission efforts among Indigenous peoples in North America reached a milestone this year as the International Mission Board reported commissioning its first Lumbee Native American ...

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 ...