In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Walter R. Echo-Hawk (Author), Anaya S. James (Author)

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In 2007 the United Nations approved the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. United States endorsement in 2010 ushered in a new era of Indian law and policy. This book highlights steps that the United States, as well as other nations, must take to provide a more just society and heal past injustices committed against indigenous peoples.

Walter R. Echo-Hawk, an attorney for the Native American Rights Fund for more than thirty-five years, is the author of In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided and the award-winning Battlefields and Burial Grounds.

• Rank: #1073186 in Books
• Published on: 2013-08-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
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• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

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