Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association
At a glance:
- Series: Racial and Ethnic Relations in America
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: 1987
Article abstract: A U.S. Supreme Court decision raises questions about the enforceability of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
In 1982, the United States Forest Service prepared an environmental impact report for construction of a paved road through federal lands in the Six Rivers National Forest in California. The study reported a section of this land was historically used for religious purposes by Yurok, Karok, and Tolowa Indians, and because the site was integral to the religious practices of these people, it recommended the road not be completed....
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