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Repatriation And Cultural Preservation: Potent Objects, Potent Pasts, Peter H. Welsh
Repatriation And Cultural Preservation: Potent Objects, Potent Pasts, Peter H. Welsh
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Parts I and II discuss the preservation idea itself and the history of museums' participation in cultural preservation efforts. Parts III and IV then look specifically at the repatriation issue, providing some background on initiatives that have influenced peoples' thoughts and actions. Finally, Part V outlines and discusses some of the issues that have made resolution of the repatriation issue particularly complex.
Self-Determination For Indigenous Peoples At The Dawn Of The Solar Age, Dean B. Suagee
Self-Determination For Indigenous Peoples At The Dawn Of The Solar Age, Dean B. Suagee
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In addition to challenging readers to help make the principle of self-determination a reality for indigenous peoples, this Article challenges indigenous leaders, especially those in the United States, to help formulate our collective vision of a sustainable future and to provide leadership in making that vision a reality. The United Nations has designated 1993 the International Year for the World's Indigenous Peoples, and this event will provide tribal leaders with opportunities to have their voices heard. Tribal leaders in the United States should take full advantage of these opportunities and step to the forefront of the movement to hasten the …
Black Hills/White Justice: The Sioux Nation Versus The United States, Martin J. Lalonde
Black Hills/White Justice: The Sioux Nation Versus The United States, Martin J. Lalonde
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Black Hills/White Justice: The Sioux Nation Versus the United States by Edward Lazarus
The Miner's Canary: Tribal Control Of American Indian Education And The First Amendment, John E. Silverman
The Miner's Canary: Tribal Control Of American Indian Education And The First Amendment, John E. Silverman
Fordham Urban Law Journal
One legacy of America's mistreatment of its indigenous peoples has been an educational policy that has run roughshod over Native American Free Exercise rights. Today, American Indian tribes widely seek increased control over the education of their children. This position has received broad congressional and presidential support since the Nixon Administration, but more than twenty years later, Native Americans are still fighting to attain their goals. Federal statistics that rank American Indians as our least educated, most addicted, shortest-lived citizens suggest tremendous room for improvement in Indian education. Despite certain circuit court Free Exercise Clause decisions that unreasonably hold Indian …