Analysis: Oak Flat and “Substantial Burden”

Our correspondent, Sean Little, who has been following the story for years, offers analysis and a final round-up of the Oak Flat case, examining the critical legal battles over sacred land, the evolving interpretation of “substantial burden,” and what this precedent means for Indigenous and minority religions in the United States.

The Making of a Heathen: an interview with Joshua Rood, Part I

“Even though Ásatrú might not have been quite where I had imagined it, people were actively trying to work toward something. You don’t get temples and songs and chants and beautiful ceremonies and certainly not a deep knowledge system overnight. You need to discover and build these things. And you need a community to do it with.”