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

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.
"In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" Walter Echo-Hawk About the Program
Walter Echo-Hawk talks about the U.S. government's adoption of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and discusses what needs to be done to implement it and create a more just society for Native Americans. He spoke at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Walter Echo-Hawk is an attorney, tribal judge, author, and activist. He previously taught at the University of Tulsa College of Law and served as a staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund. Mr. Echo-Hawk is the author of "In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided." Meet the Author; Walter R. Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) is of counsel to the Crowe & Dunlevy law firm of Oklahoma and adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of law. As a staff attorney for the NativAmerican Rights Fund for thirty-five years, he respresented tribes and Native Americans on significant legal issues during the modern era of federal Indian law. In addition to litigation, he worked on major legislation such as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and federal religious freedom legislation. He is a prolific writer whose books include In The Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided and the award winning Battlefields and Burial Grounds.Overview 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.This book examines the forces at work in the” dark side” of federal Indian law that renders indigenous rights vulnerable. A blueprint is offered for strengthening those rights in the 21st Century. It is illustrated by my son, Bunky Echo-Hawk (Yakama/Pawnee), a prominent Native American artist (www.bunkyechohawk.)--Walter Echo-Hawk Reviews
For those who are concerned with justice, this book is absolute dynamite --Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions. In the Courts of the Conqueror should be required reading for all Americans who care about the inherent human rights of religious and political freedom --Phil Cousineau, author of The Art of Pilgrimage. In the Courts of the Conqueror is written with such passion, wit, and candor that I literally can’t put this book dow --Louise Erdrich, novelist and poet. Verdict: A no-holds barred account that deserves wide circulation--Gilles Renaud, Library Journal. As Walter Echo-Hawk explains in such compelling terms, American courts constructed a dark side of federal Indian law and it was no abstraction. --Charles Wilkinson, Law Professor, CU College of Law, author of Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations

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