43 CFR § 6302.18 - How may American Indians use wilderness areas for traditional religious purposes?

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title: "43 CFR § 6302.18 - How may American Indians use wilderness areas for traditional religious purposes?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "6302.18"
section_name: "How may American Indians use wilderness areas for traditional religious purposes?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION (6000)"
part_number: "6300"
part_name: "MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1131  43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1782."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 78372, Dec. 14, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "6300"
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# 6302.18 How may American Indians use wilderness areas for traditional religious purposes?

In accordance with the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996), American Indians may use wilderness areas for traditional religious purposes, subject to the provisions of the Wilderness Act, the prohibitions in § 6302.20, and other applicable law.