Rosalyn R. LaPier is an award winning Indigenous writer and ethnobotanist

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Why Religious Freedom Hasn't Included Native American Traditions

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Protesters at the State Capitol during Trumps speech to dismantle Utah's National Monuments. Johnny Adolphson / Shutterstock.com

At a time when the Trump administration has created a new task force to address discrimination against certain religious groups, the exclusion of Bears Ears and other places of religious significance from these discussions raises important questions about religious freedom in the United States and also the legacy of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act.