National Briefing | Plains: South Dakota: Ceremonial Tobacco Is Approved for Indian Inmates

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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A federal judge has ruled in a lawsuit by two prisoners that the state’s prison system’s ban on tobacco in religious ceremonies substantially burdens American Indian inmates’ religious rights.read more

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

Founder & Editor in Chief

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Spoken Languages: English

Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

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