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Mashkikii-Boodawaaning (Medicine Fireplace) Inc. v. Chippewa Valley Agency, Ltd.
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3:23-cv-00086
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April 16, 2024
Wis. Bank Must Face Bias Claims In Tribal Peyote Case
A Wisconsin federal judge ruled Tuesday that a local bank cannot avoid discrimination claims in a suit that accuses it of denying service to Indigenous company Medicine Fireplace, whose members use the psychoactive peyote plant in their religious ceremonies.
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May 05, 2023
Wis. Bank Rejects Discrimination Claims In Peyote Use Case
A local Wisconsin bank says it cannot be held liable for refusing to service an Indigenous group whose members use peyote, a psychoactive cactus, in religious ceremonies, telling a federal judge that the organization has cited no evidence of racial or faith-based discrimination.
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March 23, 2023
Tribal Group Switches Religious Bias Suit To Focus On Race
A tribal organization that uses hallucinogenic peyote in ceremonies has amended its Wisconsin federal court suit against a local bank that refused its account application to now highlight racial bias over religious bias, saying differences in religion have historically been used to justify racial discrimination against Native Americans.
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February 06, 2023
Tribal Org. Says Bank Discriminated Due To Ritual Peyote Use
A Native American cultural and religious center based in Wisconsin has sued a local bank, accusing it of discrimination for refusing to open a checking account for the organization on the grounds that the members engage in ritual and sacramental use of peyote.