Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places
- Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
People protest the shrinking of Bears Ears National Monument.AP Photo/Rick BowmerForty 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...
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