American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
AIRFA
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
federal agencies
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
42 U.S.C. § 1996
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
August 11, 1978
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978
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| gptkbp:limitation |
did not create a cause of action for enforcement
did not override other federal laws |
| gptkbp:protectedBy |
access to sacred sites
use and possession of sacred objects freedom to worship through ceremonial and traditional rites |
| gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
Public Law 95-341
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| gptkbp:purpose |
protect and preserve the traditional religious rights and cultural practices of American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Native_American_Graves_Protection_and_Repatriation_Act
gptkb:Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act |
| gptkbp:requires |
federal agencies to evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with Native American religious leaders
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
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| gptkbp:significance |
first federal law to explicitly recognize the religious rights of Native Americans
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| gptkbp:subjectOf |
legal cases involving Native American religious practices
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Self-determination_era
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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