Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places

Submitted by hcasesc2 on Tue, 08/14/2018 - 12:50
Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
LaPier, Rosalyn R. “Why Native Americans Struggle to Protect Their Sacred Places.” The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2018, theconversation.com/why-native-americans-struggle-to-protect-their-sacred-places-101300?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebookbutton.
Year Published: 
2018
Organization: 
The Conversation
Description: 

Forty years ago the U.S. Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act so that Native Americans could practice their faith freely and that access to their sacred sites would be protected. This came after a 500-year-long history of conquest and coercive conversion to Christianity had forced Native Americans from their homelands.

Category: 
traditional lands, cultural resources, national monuments, Native American religion, Bears Ears National monument

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Website: 
https://theconversation.com/why-native-americans-struggle-to-protect-their-sacre…