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    The Recognition of Native American sacred sites in the United States could be described as "specific, discrete, narrowly delineated location on Federal...
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    Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples of the United States or portions...
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    Native Americans lived in the regions that would become the modern United States and declined to an estimated 250,000 by 1890 before rebounding. The virgin...
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    Native American identity in the United States is a community identity, determined by the tribal nation the individual or group belongs to. While it is...
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    The history of Native Americans in the United States began before the founding of the country, tens of thousands of years ago with the settlement of the...
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    States federal Indian law and policy Recognition of Native American sacred sites in the United States Peyote Way Church of God, Inc. v. Thornburgh Powell,...
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    of the Indigenous peoples of North America Native Americans in the United States List of American Inuit Native American Languages Act of 1990 Native American...
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    during and after the colonial era in American history, white settlers engaged in prolonged conflicts with Native Americans in the United States, seeking to...
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  • reflected in discriminatory laws, practices, and actions (including violence) against "racial" or ethnic groups throughout the history of the United States. Since...
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    conditions of duress or fraud), in which Native American nations surrendered large portions of their land to the United States, designated parcels which the nations...
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    The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Pub. L. 101-601, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq., 104 Stat. 3048, is a United States federal...
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  • Native American issues in the United States are topics arising in the late 20th century and early 21st century which affect Native Americans in the United...
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    Appropriations Act of 1871 had two significant sections. First, the Act ended United States recognition of additional Native American tribes or independent...
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    second-largest Native American population in the United States. Most tribes practiced forest gardening or permaculture and controlled burning to ensure the availability...
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    Especially in the Western genre, Native American stock characters can reflect contemporary and historical perceptions of Native Americans and the Wild West...
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    II, the United States, by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120,000 people of Japanese descent in ten...
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  • Native American self-determination refers to the social movements, legislation and beliefs by which the Native American tribes in the United States exercise...
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    In the United States, tourism is a large industry that serves millions of international and domestic tourists yearly. Foreigners visit the U.S. to see...
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  • Religion in the United States is widespread, diverse, and vibrant, with the country being far more religious than other wealthy Western nations. An overwhelming...
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  • the Winnemem Wintu, and the Lakota Sioux, and their struggles to protect three sacred sites. Such sites are central to their understanding of the world...
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    Tamanowas Rock (category Sacred rocks)
    Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Washington Recognition of Native American sacred sites in the United States Tamanowas Rock site on...
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  • the questions: That process rightfully starts by honoring the treaties the United States made with Indigenous nations, by restoring all sacred sites,...
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    of Virginia in the United States of America. Native peoples lived throughout Virginia for at least 12,000 years. At contact, most tribes in what is now...
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    often placed Native Americans at odds with archaeologists who have often dug on Native American burial grounds and other sites considered sacred, often removing...
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    The Episcopal Church (TEC), based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is...
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    The American Dream is the national ethos of the United States, that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. The...
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    prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the U.S. Marines to protect the national interest of the United States of America. The insurgents...
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    Native American civil rights are the civil rights of Native Americans in the United States. Native Americans are citizens of their respective Native nations...
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  • living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. During the 19th century, women were primarily restricted to domestic roles in keeping...
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    Conservation in the United States can be traced back to the 19th century with the formation of the first National Park. Conservation generally refers to the act...
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