This guide is designed to help reporters uncover fresh, compelling and nuanced religion stories in advance of the United States Semiquincentennial celebrations in July 2026.

Laurel Schneider is a professor of religious studies and religion and culture at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. She is a scholar of modern and postmodern Christian thought, trained in gender theory, sociology of religion and Native American religious traditions.

The Native American International Caucus is an ethnic caucus within the United Methodist Church that serves the approximately 18,000 Native American members of the church. The Rev. Alvin Deer is executive director and is based in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Rev. Anita Philips is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and heads its Native American United Methodist Clergywomen’s group. She serves in its Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference.

News from Indian Country is a publication of Indian Country Communications, Inc., which is located on a reservation in northern Wisconsin.

The Navajo Times is a Native American newspaper circulated through the Four Corners region. It is based in Window Rock, Ariz. Candace Begody is editor.

The Native American Times is an independent Native American newspaper. It is based in Tahlequah, Okla. Lisa Snell is publisher.

Indian Country Today Media Network is a weekly magazine that serves as a national news source for Native Americans and tribes in the United States.