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- Title
STANDING ROCK IN THE SWAMP: OIL, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE UNITED HOUMA NATION'S STRUGGLE FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION.
- Authors
Crepelle, Adam
- Abstract
The article uses United Houma Nation (UHN) as a case study to illustrate the significance of federal recognition to American Indian environmental rights. It mentions about tribal sovereignty in the environmental sphere; importance of federal recognition for Indian tribes and how tribes obtain federal recognition; and enactment of Clean Air Act and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act for caring out environmental protection.
- Subjects
HOUMA (North American people); LEGAL status of Native Americans; TRIBAL sovereignty; LEGAL recognition; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; CLEAN Air Act (U.S.); COMPREHENSIVE Environmental Response, Compensation &; Liability Act of 1980 (U.S.)
- Publication
Loyola Law Review, 2018, Vol 64, Issue 1, p141
- ISSN
0192-9720
- Publication type
Article