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Native American Church: News Clips on Native American Activism

Collection Writer of accompanying material:
Snake, Reuben, 1937-1993  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
1971-1993
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the Archivist of the National Museum of the American Indian. Please submit a written request to NMAIArchives@si.edu. Copyright vested in Reuben A. Snake, Jr. has not passed to the National Museum of the American Indian; researchers are responsible for determining any other copyright questions.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Reuben A. Snake, Jr. Papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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Reuben Snake papers
Reuben Snake papers / Series 4: Native American Church
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv455b5e2d8-4bf6-4c35-b327-66abba5a10b0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-012-ref59

Our Peoples: Kiowa Fieldwork Tribal History - Nelson Big Bow - Native American Church, Tapes 1-2 (includes transcript), 4/5/2000

Collection Creator::
National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Community Services  Search this
Container:
Box 19 of 33
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-065, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Community Services, Exhibition Records
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Exhibition Records
Exhibition Records / Box 19
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa11-065-refidd1e5435

Native American Church: American Indian Religious Freedom Project

Collection Writer of accompanying material:
Snake, Reuben, 1937-1993  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1992
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the Archivist of the National Museum of the American Indian. Please submit a written request to NMAIArchives@si.edu. Copyright vested in Reuben A. Snake, Jr. has not passed to the National Museum of the American Indian; researchers are responsible for determining any other copyright questions.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Reuben A. Snake, Jr. Papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Reuben Snake papers
Reuben Snake papers / Series 4: Native American Church
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4a2344c7d-437e-42cf-b521-3fb00a4e6edd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-012-ref57

Reuben Snake papers

Writer of accompanying material:
Snake, Reuben, 1937-1993  Search this
Names:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
National Tribal Chairmen's Association  Search this
Native American Church of North America  Search this
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet (3 archival boxes)
Culture:
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Writings
Biographies
Obituaries
Correspondence
Biography files
Interviews
Reports
Date:
1970-1996
Summary:
The Reuben A. Snake, Jr. Papers, located in the Cultural Resource Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, contain writings, correspondence, biographical materials, and written materials relating to the Native American Church which document the literary and political activities of this Winnebago tribal leader.
Scope and Contents:
The Reuben Snake Papers encompass original writings by Snake, correspondence, biographical materials, and written materials relating to Reuben's activism on behalf of the Native American Church.

Also included in this collection are video and audio tapes that contain interviews, talks, radio broadcasts, and other orally and visually transmitted items. These materials have been transferred to the NMAI Media Archives. All photographs have been transferred to the NMAI Photo Archives.
Arrangement:
The Reuben Snake papers are divided into four series:

Series 1, Writings, (undated, 1972-1993),

Series 2, Correspondence (undated, 1982-1996),

Series 3, Biographical (undated, 1985-1996),

Series 4, Native American Church (1971-1993)
Biographical / Historical:
Reuben A. Snake, Jr. was born January 12, 1937 at Winnebago, Nebraska, the youngest child of Reuben Harold and Virginia Greyhair Snake. Reuben's mother divorced her husband and later remarried, but Reuben's early life was fraught with hardships, including a period of separation from his parents and siblings. When the family's financial situation improved, parents and children were able to reunite and eventually settled in Hastings, Minnesota.

Reuben entered Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1950 but later dropped out due to problems with alcohol. He joined the Army in 1956, from which he was honorably discharged, and two years later he married Kathy McKee, with whom he raised four daughters and two sons. In 1965 he quit drinking.

Reuben was active in the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1970s and organized many demonstrations during his tenure as national chairman of that organization. After being elected chairman of the Winnebago tribe, Reuben reorganized the tribe, centralizing its administration and improving funding and accountability. Reuben was involved with educational issues as well, serving on education committees for the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairman's Association. He worked both nationally and internationally to help make more widely known issues of Indian health, education, and religious freedom.

Reuben began to renew his spiritual and cultural ties with the Native American Church in the 1970s and eventually became a Roadman for the church. With the help of Senator Daniel Inouye from Hawaii he fought judicial battles to legalize the importation of peyote from Mexico for use in sacramental ceremonies. In 1990, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that the sacred use of peyote was not protected by the Constitution, Reuben became the official spokesperson for the Native American Church to educate the public about church philosophy and history. He organized the Native American Religious Freedom Project to lobby for national legislation what would amend and strengthen the American Indian Religious Freedom Act.

Reuben had suffered a major heart attack in 1986, and by the early 1990s, his health was deteriorating. He died on June 28, 1993. Reuben did not live to see the results of his hard work on behalf of Native American religious freedom, Amendments to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, which President Clinton signed into law in October, 1994. These amendments protected the religious use of peyote by Indians.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Kathy Snake in 2006.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the Archivist of the National Museum of the American Indian. Please submit a written request to NMAIArchives@si.edu. Copyright vested in Reuben A. Snake, Jr. has not passed to the National Museum of the American Indian; researchers are responsible for determining any other copyright questions.
Topic:
Peyote  Search this
Function:
American Indian Movement
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Writings
Biographies
Obituaries
Correspondence
Biography files
Interviews
Reports
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Reuben A. Snake, Jr. Papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.012
See more items in:
Reuben Snake papers
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4825d1ee9-5b96-49b1-abce-0d0bf8edff9b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-012

Native American Church

Collection Writer of accompanying material:
Snake, Reuben, 1937-1993  Search this
Extent:
7 Folders
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1971-1993
Scope and Contents:
This series includes resolutions made by various tribal governments and addressed to the U.S. Congress in support of the Native American Church, as well as the agendas of NAC officers' and delegates' meetings. The Native American Religious Freedom Project files contain materials relating to the lobbying efforts of the Native American Church and drafts of the proposed amendments to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. The remaining files contain news clips documenting court cases on Native American use of peyote and articles on the effects of peyote and its sacramental value to the Native American Church.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the Archivist of the National Museum of the American Indian. Please submit a written request to NMAIArchives@si.edu. Copyright vested in Reuben A. Snake, Jr. has not passed to the National Museum of the American Indian; researchers are responsible for determining any other copyright questions.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Reuben A. Snake, Jr. Papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.012, Series 4
See more items in:
Reuben Snake papers
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv445795326-ecf1-4651-8846-590eb846c982
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-012-ref61

Our Peoples: Kiowa Fieldwork Tribal History - Georgia Dupoint, Blackleg, Peyote origin, Native American Church, Cut Throat, Palo Duro, Ohoma, Tapes 1-2 (includes transcript), 4/9/2000

Collection Creator::
National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Community Services  Search this
Container:
Box 19 of 33
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-065, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Community Services, Exhibition Records
See more items in:
Exhibition Records
Exhibition Records / Box 19
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa11-065-refidd1e5379

Ruthe Blalock Jones : Native American artist and educator / Laurie A. Eldridge

Author:
Eldridge, Laurie A  Search this
Indiana University, Bloomington  Search this
Subject:
Jones, Ruthe Blalock 1939-  Search this
Physical description:
239 p. : ill ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2006
Topic:
Biography  Search this
Art--Study and teaching  Search this
Art--History  Search this
Women's studies  Search this
Call number:
N6537.B53 A8 2006a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_817894

Native North American religious traditions : dancing for life / Jordan Paper

Author:
Paper, Jordan D  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 189 p. : ill ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
North America
Date:
2007
Topic:
Religion  Search this
Indian cosmology  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_823899

A seat at the table : Huston Smith in conversation with Native Americans on religious freedom / edited and with a preface by Phil Cousineau ; with assistance from Gary Rhine

Author:
Smith, Huston  Search this
Cousineau, Phil  Search this
Rhine, Gary  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 232 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2006
C2006
Topic:
Religion  Search this
Freedom of religion  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_780601

Erwin L. RUPERT, Clergyman, Native American Church of the U.S.A., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee

Author:
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit  Search this
Subject:
Rupert, Erwin L  Search this
Breyer  Search this
Selya  Search this
Cyr  Search this
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit  Search this
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Search this
Native American Church of the U.S.A  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 5; Page Numbers: 32-36
Type:
Court case
Place:
North America
United States
Date:
1992
02/19/1992
Topic:
Actions and defenses  Search this
Eagles  Search this
Environmental protection  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Freedom of religion  Search this
Endangered species  Search this
Constitutional amendments  Search this
Equal rights amendments  Search this
Constitutional torts  Search this
Publisher:
St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co.
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_4234

One voice rising a life Clifford Duncan and Linda Sillitoe ; photographs by George R. Janecek

Author:
Duncan, Clifford  Search this
Transcriber:
Sillitoe, Linda 1948-2010  Search this
Photographer expression:
Janecek, George R (George Rudolf) 1946-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource
Type:
Biography
Poetry
Electronic books
Biographies
History
Date:
2019
Topic:
Indian healers  Search this
Ute Indians  Search this
History  Search this
Religion  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Ute Indians--Religion  Search this
Call number:
E99.U8 D79 2020 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
Unlimited
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147355

The Peyote road : religious freedom and the Native American Church / Thomas Constantine Maroukis

Author:
Maroukis, Thomas Constantine 1938-  Search this
Subject:
Native American Church of North America History  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 281 p. : ill ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2010
C2010
Topic:
Peyotism  Search this
Religion  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Government relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_948727

Meditations with the Lakota : prayers, songs, and stories of healing and harmony / introduction and versions by Paul B. Steinmetz, S.J. ; foreword by AÌŠke Hultkrantz

Author:
Steinmetz, Paul B  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 123 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Plains
Date:
2001
1984
C2001
Topic:
Religion  Search this
Peyotism  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_977462

Peyotism and the Native American church : an annotated bibliography / Phillip M. White

Author:
White, Phillip M  Search this
Subject:
Native American Church of North America  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 141 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Bibliography
Date:
2000
Topic:
Peyotism  Search this
Religion  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_625866

The Peyote religion; a study in Indian-white relations

Author:
Slotkin, James Sydney 1913-1958  Search this
Subject:
Native American Church of North America  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 195 p. illus., group port., tables. 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1956
Topic:
Peyotism  Search this
Government relations  Search this
Call number:
E98.R3S5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_263244

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