Native American Cultural and Religious Freedoms

Native American Cultural and Religious Freedoms
ISBN-10
1135631336
ISBN-13
9781135631338
Category
Religion
Pages
392
Language
English
Published
2014-04-23
Publisher
Routledge
Author
John R. Wunder

Description

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.

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