American Indian Religious Freedom Act Report
Author | : United States. Federal Agencies Task Force |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Federal Agencies Task Force |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christopher Vecsey |
Publisher | : Crossroad Publishing |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780824510671 |
"American Indian communities regard their religious freedoms to be endangered. Despite the First Amendment and an act of Congress that purports to protect Indian religious rights, Native Americans find the practice of their religious traditions to be hindered, often by governmental interference. This book, a collective effort by scholars, lawyers, and American Indian spokespersons has three goals: to identify the specific areas in which Indian religious practices are undermined by federal, state, and local policies as well as by private enterprises; to help non-Indians understand the conceptual bases for American Indian religious beliefs and practices; to suggest practical ways in which to protect the free exercise of Indian religions in the face of other conflicting claims and values. Specifically, Indians find their religious practice endangered in the following ways: the degradation of geographical areas deemed sacred sites; the maltreatment of Indian burials, particularly bodily remains; the prohibition against capture, kill, and use of endangered or protected series; the regulations regarding the collection, transport, and use of peyote; the alienation and display of religious artifacts; the prevention of Indian rituals and behavior (the wearing of braided hair, participation in sweats or pipe ceremonies), particularly in authoritarian institutions. This book is both a manifesto decrying policies that endanger American Indian religious traditions and a manual showing ways in which these traditions might be protected and promoted"--Back cover.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Native American Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 646 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Interagency Task Force to Prepare the Report to the Congress on Implementation of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carolyn Nestor Long |
Publisher | : Landmark Law Cases and American Society |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
"The Supreme Court's controversial decision in Oregon v. Smith sharply departed from previous expansive readings of the First Amendment's religious freedom clause and ignited a firestorm of protest from legal scholars, religious groups, legislators, and Native Americans. A major event in Native American history, the case attracted widespread support for the Indian cause from a diverse array of religious groups eager to protect their own religious freedom and led to an intense tug-of-war between the Court and Congress. Carolyn Long provides the first book-length analysis of Smith and shows shy it continues to resonate so deeply in the American psyche."--Back cover.
Author | : Charles Wilkinson |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0295802014 |
The history of the Siletz is in many ways the history of all Indian tribes in America: a story of heartache, perseverance, survival, and revival. It began in a resource-rich homeland thousands of years ago and today finds a vibrant, modern community with a deeply held commitment to tradition. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians�twenty-seven tribes speaking at least ten languages�were brought together on the Oregon Coast through treaties with the federal government in 1853�55. For decades after, the Siletz people lost many traditional customs, saw their languages almost wiped out, and experienced poverty, killing diseases, and humiliation. Again and again, the federal government took great chunks of the magnificent, timber-rich tribal homeland, a reservation of 1.1 million acres reaching a full 100 miles north to south on the Oregon Coast. By 1956, the tribe had been �terminated� under the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act, selling off the remaining land, cutting off federal health and education benefits, and denying tribal status. Poverty worsened, and the sense of cultural loss deepened. The Siletz people refused to give in. In 1977, after years of work and appeals to Congress, they became the second tribe in the nation to have its federal status, its treaty rights, and its sovereignty restored. Hand-in-glove with this federal recognition of the tribe has come a recovery of some land--several hundred acres near Siletz and 9,000 acres of forest--and a profound cultural revival. This remarkable account, written by one of the nation�s most respected experts in tribal law and history, is rich in Indian voices and grounded in extensive research that includes oral tradition and personal interviews. It is a book that not only provides a deep and beautifully written account of the history of the Siletz, but reaches beyond region and tribe to tell a story that will inform the way all of us think about the past. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtAIGxp6pc
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Freedom of religion |
ISBN | : |