This award-winning video chronicles the efforts of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act Coalition, in its successful bid to pass legislation protecting Native American religious practices. The movement was precipitated by a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision. The Smith case reversed the long-standing precedent by finding that the ancient sacramental use of peyote by the Navajo was not protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The film examines the centuries-old peyote ceremony traditions during an ...
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This award-winning video chronicles the efforts of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act Coalition, in its successful bid to pass legislation protecting Native American religious practices. The movement was precipitated by a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision. The Smith case reversed the long-standing precedent by finding that the ancient sacramental use of peyote by the Navajo was not protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The film examines the centuries-old peyote ceremony traditions during an actual religious ceremony. The film is presented in Navajo, Spanish, and English, with English subtitles. Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi
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