Howard Thompson

Living uneasily among Americans, many Iroquois still believe they're fighting for survival. A group of young men have gathered in the longhouse for the feather dance, and the sounds of their singing filter outside, where Mohawk Chief Howard Thompson sits.

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Inmate wins appeal of New Jersey ban on preaching; claimed it violated religious freedom. A New Jersey prisoner has won a settlement that allows him to preach at services inside the prison.