Public Law 95-341

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Public Law 95-341 is the federal statute commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, which protects and promotes the traditional religious rights and cultural practices of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

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Public Law 95-341 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
religious freedom law ⓘ
affects federal agency consultation practices with tribes ⓘ
federal land management policies ⓘ
appliesTo Alaska Natives ⓘ
American Indians ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans

Native Hawaiians ⓘ
areaOfLaw constitutional law ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ
indigenous peoples law ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States ⓘ
codifiedAt 42 U.S.C. § 1996 ⓘ
codifiedIn United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1978-08-11 ⓘ
dateSigned 1978-08-11 ⓘ
enactedBy 95th United States Congress ⓘ
focusesOn cultural practices ⓘ
traditional religious rights ⓘ
goal to eliminate interference with the free exercise of Native American religions ⓘ
hasAcronym AIRFA ⓘ
hasShortTitle American Indian Religious Freedom Act ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
policyStatement It is the policy of the United States to protect and preserve for American Indians their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and exercise their traditional religions ⓘ
protects access to sacred sites ⓘ
freedom to worship through ceremonial and traditional rites ⓘ
use and possession of sacred objects ⓘ
publicLawNumber 95-341 ⓘ
purpose to protect and preserve the traditional religious rights and cultural practices of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians ⓘ
recognizes importance of Native American sacred sites ⓘ
importance of sacred objects in Native religions ⓘ
importance of traditional ceremonies ⓘ
relatedTo First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ⓘ
Religious Freedom Restoration Act ⓘ
requires federal agencies to consider Native American religious practices in their decision-making ⓘ
federal agencies to evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with Native traditional religious leaders ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 92 Stat. 469 ⓘ
subject American Indian religious freedom ⓘ
Native American civil rights ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
title Joint Resolution American Indian Religious Freedom ⓘ
typeOfAct joint resolution ⓘ
yearEnacted 1978 ⓘ

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American Indian Religious Freedom Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 95-341 ⓘ
subject linked to: AIRFA