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The '''Recognition of Native American sacred sites in the United States''' could be described as "specific, discrete, narrowly delineated location on Federal land that is identified by an Indian tribe, or Indian individual determined to be an appropriately authoritative representative of an Indian religion, as sacred by virtue of its established religious significance to, or ceremonial use by, an Indian religion".{{cite journal |last=Clinton |first=Bill |year=1996 |title=Executive Order 13007--Indian sacred sites |journal=Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents |volume=32 |issue=21 |pages=942}} The sacred places are believed to "have their own 'spiritual properties and significance'".{{cite journal |last=Ruscavage-Barz |first=Samantha |year=2007 |title=The Efficacy of State Law in Protecting Native American Sacred Places: A Case Study of the Paseo Del Norte Extension |journal=Natural Resources Journal |volume=47 |issue=4 |pages=971}} Ultimately, Indigenous peoples who practice their religion at a particular site, they hold a special and sacred attachment to that land sacred land.

Among multiple issues regarding the human rights of Indigenous Peoples is the protection of these [[Sacred site|sacred sites]]. During colonization, Europeans claimed governance over the lands of numerous native tribes. After [[decolonization]], Indigenous groups still fought federal governments to regain ownership of their ancestral lands, including the sacred sites and places. This conflict between the Indigenous groups has risen in the United States in recent years and the rights to the protection of sacred sites has been discussed through United States constitutional law and legislature.

The '''Religion Clauses''' of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] assert that the United States Congress has to separate church and state. The struggle to gain legal rights over the '''Glen Cove''' burial grounds in California is among many disputes between Indigenous groups and the federal government over sacred lands.

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