TY - BOOK AU - Echo-Hawk,Walter R. TI - In the light of justice: the rise of human rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples SN - 9781555916633 AV - KF8205 .E24 2013 U1 - 342.7308/72 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Golden, Colorado : PB - Fulcrum, KW - United Nations KW - General Assembly KW - Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples KW - Nations Unies KW - Assemblée générale KW - Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones KW - Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (United Nations. General Assembly) KW - fast KW - Indians of North America KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Human rights KW - United States KW - Indiens d'Amérique KW - Droit KW - États-Unis KW - Droits de l'homme (Droit international) N1 - 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 N2 - "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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1292163 ER -