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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Understanding the Applicability in the Native American Context

Morman, Alaina M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1439561893

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2015, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Environmental Studies (Voinovich).
With the passing of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, a series of public land proposals also went into effect including the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act. This particular act trades 2,400 acres of federal forest land to Resolution Copper, a mining company, for 5,300 other acres with various significances. Within the 2,400 acres, Resolution Copper plans to mine the largest copper deposit in North America today. However, the 2,400 acres are also home to San Carlos Apache sacred sites known as Oak Flat and Apache Leap. The goal of this thesis is to understand whether or not the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is being used to express opposition to such environmental and cultural destruction. Documentary review was used to determine if the sentiments and language in the Declaration were reflected in stakeholder-issued legislation and/or comments. The result is that the wording of the Declaration is not being explicitly repeated by the stakeholders. Reasons why the Declaration is not being actively engaged and what this means for future U.S.-indigenous relations are discussed in the conclusion.
Debra Thompson, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Geoffrey Dabelko, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Yea-Wen Chen, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
99 p.
Environmental Justice; Environmental Studies; Mining; Native American Studies; Native Americans; Natural Resource Management
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; UNDRIP; Native Americans; American Indians; Copper Mining; Federal Land Exchange; Apache Leap; Oak Flat; San Carlos Apache; Human Rights; Indigenous Rights; Southeast Arizona; Environment

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  • Morman, A. M. (2015). United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Understanding the Applicability in the Native American Context [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1439561893

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Morman, Alaina. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Understanding the Applicability in the Native American Context. 2015. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1439561893.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Morman, Alaina. "United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Understanding the Applicability in the Native American Context." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1439561893

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