Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places

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.

Geography

Bears Ears National Monument

Website

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

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