Native American Liberties
Legal Issues pertaining to practice of Native American Religion
Connecticut Massage and Counseling Law Exemptions
Connecticut Massage and Counseling Law Exemptions Connecticut Massage Law Act: http://www.ct.gov/dph/LIB/dph/practitioner_licensing_and_investigations/plis/massagetherapist/MSG_Statute.pdf(d) “Massage therapy” means the systematic and scientific manipulation and treatment of the soft tissues of the body, by use of pressure, friction, stroking, percussion, kneading, vibration by manual or mechanical means, range of motion and nonspecific stretching. Massage therapy may include the use of oil, ice, hot and cold packs, tub, shower, steam, dry heat, or cabinet baths, for the purpose of, but not limited to, maintaining good health and establishing and maintaining...
Read MoreCanada, Ontario Religious Practice Legal Opinion
Canada, Ontario Religious Practice Legal Opinion We do not recommend practicing healing arts in Ontario, Canada unless you are an NAIC Authorized Full, Open Blessed Member and or Licentiate. 1) The Ontario Human Rights Commission – the OHRC (1961): Ontario’s Human Rights Code: Indigenous peoples in Ontario, including status, non-status, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples are included in these protections. http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/ontario-human-rights-code The Code prohibits discrimination and harassment based on 17 different personal attributes – called grounds: • age • ancestry • citizenship • colour • creed (including Indigenous spiritual...
Read MoreAmerican Native Culture Civil Liberties Lawsuit: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
American Native Culture Civil Liberties Lawsuit: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA November 21, 2015: It’s a momentous and important time in American Native Culture Civil Liberties. A Federal lawsuit has been filed by Matthew Pappas Law Offices on behalf of Oklevueha Native American Church, Spanish Forks, Utah in the United States District Court: Northern District of California against Sonoma County Sheriffs Dept., Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Gov. CA) and the State of California to address violations on Federal and State statute regarding Native American Freedom of Religion and violation by Justice Department of American Indian and Land Use...
Read More