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Mashkikii-Boodawaaning (Medicine Fireplace) Inc. v. Chippewa Valley Agency, Ltd.

  1. August 05, 2024

    Wis. Bank Settles Tribal Group's Bias Suit Over Peyote Use

    A local Wisconsin bank and Native American company Medicine Fireplace have jointly told a federal judge they've resolved a lawsuit claiming that the financial institution denied service to the nonprofit firm, whose members use the hallucinogenic peyote plant in their religious ceremonies.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.