Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y., Suzan Shown Harjo Column.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: August 6, 2003 | Copyright information

By Suzan Shown Harjo, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 6--AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT AT 25: The American Indian Religious Freedom Act turns 25 on Aug. 11, and there is every reason to both celebrate it and complete its unfinished agenda.

AIRFA articulates the policy of the United States to "protect and preserve for American Indians their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and exercise the traditional religions of the American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiians."

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