Native American Cultural and Religious Freedoms

John R Wunder editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:1st Dec '99

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First Published in 2000. The fight to have the American legal system recognize Native American religions has taken many forms, from the confrontation over Indian usage of eagle feathers and the ingestion of peyote in religious ceremonies to the right of students to have traditional Indian hair styles while attending public schools. It was thought that the passage of the American Indian Religious Freedoms Act of 1978 would alleviate these problems, but Supreme Court interpretations have essentially eviscerated this law. In addition to these issues, the articles in this collection address the ongoing conflict between Native Americans and museums and states over who has rights to the skeletal remains and burial objects that have been illegally recovered throughout the U.S.

ISBN: 9780815336303

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 544g

386 pages