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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 ; foreword by S. James Anaya.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Golden, Colorado : Fulcrum, 2013.Description: xv, 325 pages, 11 unnumbered pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781555916633
  • 1555916635
  • 9781938486074
  • 1938486072
Other title:
  • Rise of human rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.7308/72 23
LOC classification:
  • KF8205 .E24 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword / S. James Anaya -- Preface and Acknowledgments. -- Part one. Understanding the Declaration: Chapter one. The seeds of change -- Chapter two. The making of the Declaration -- Chapter three. Mounting the big horse -- Chapter four. Legal status of the Declaration. -- Part two. The Need for the Declaration: Chapter five. The legacy of conquest -- Chapter six. Toward an American land ethic -- Chapter seven. How does the Declaration affect the future of Indian law? -- Chapter eight. Does United States law and policy meet UN standards? -- Part three. Implementing the Declaration: Chapter nine. March toward justice -- Chapter ten. In the light of justice. -- Appendix: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples = [UNDRIP]. -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the author.
Summary: "In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly approved the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). US endorsement in 2010 ushered in a new era of Indian law and policy. The book offers steps that societies must take to provide a more just society and heal past injustices committed against indigenous peoples"--Publisher information.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / S. James Anaya -- Preface and Acknowledgments. -- Part one. Understanding the Declaration: Chapter one. The seeds of change -- Chapter two. The making of the Declaration -- Chapter three. Mounting the big horse -- Chapter four. Legal status of the Declaration. -- Part two. The Need for the Declaration: Chapter five. The legacy of conquest -- Chapter six. Toward an American land ethic -- Chapter seven. How does the Declaration affect the future of Indian law? -- Chapter eight. Does United States law and policy meet UN standards? -- Part three. Implementing the Declaration: Chapter nine. March toward justice -- Chapter ten. In the light of justice. -- Appendix: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples = [UNDRIP]. -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the author.

"In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly approved the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). US endorsement in 2010 ushered in a new era of Indian law and policy. The book offers steps that societies must take to provide a more just society and heal past injustices committed against indigenous peoples"--Publisher information.

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