In The Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America

by Walter Echo-Hawk, Anaya S. James

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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Indigenous, Law, Native American

352 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2013

Reviews

[Roger Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a readable argument for the inclusion of the Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within existing U.S. law. It is written for beginners, and may make too many concessions in its framing to existing structures of inequity. But, as Echo-Hawk notes, most people in the broader public don't think about these issues, and so the efforts and scope of the book remain useful.