In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly approved the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The US endorsement was in 2010. This book offers steps to provide a more just society and heal past injustices committed against indigenous peoples.

Foreword /S. James Anaya -- Preface and Acknowledgments. -- Part one. Understanding the Declaration: Chapter one. The seeds of change -- Chapter two. The making of the Declaration -- Chapter three. Mounting the big horse -- Chapter four. Legal status of the Declaration. -- Part two. The Need for the Declaration: Chapter five. The legacy of conquest -- Chapter six. Toward an American land ethic -- Chapter seven. How does the Declaration affect the future of Indian law? -- Chapter eight. Does United States law and policy meet UN standards? -- Part three. Implementing the Declaration: Chapter nine. March toward justice -- Chapter ten. In the light of justice. -- Appendix: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples = [UNDRIP]. -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the author.