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Autore |
Makley Matthew S. <1974-> |
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Titolo |
Cave Rock : climbers, courts, and a Washoe Indian sacred place / / Matthew S. Makley and Michael J. Makley |
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Reno, Nevada ; ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : , : University of Nevada Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 132 p., [8] p. of plates ) : ill., map ; |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Washoe Indians - Legal status, laws, etc |
Sacred space - Law and legislation - Nevada |
Rock climbing - Law and legislation - Nevada |
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Cave Rock (Nev.) |
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California Trials, litigation, etc |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The center -- The tunnels -- Real powers -- The innovator -- Slayer -- Hunter-gatherers and courts -- Common or uncommon ground -- Adverse effects -- Reactions -- Record of decision -- New directions -- Connections. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""Danger, ancient legends, and a legal fight for the sacred. This powerful book ... is a balanced account of the legal struggle over an important historic site-Donald L. Fixico, author of American Indians in a Modern World" ""Against all odds and historical precedents, Nevada's Washoe Tribe won the right to protect Cave Rock, a sacred cultural site, from sport climbers. This compelling tale of cultural and political persistence explains how they succeeded."--Sherry L. Smith, author of Reimagining Indians: Native Americans Through Anglo Eyes, 1880-1940" "Cave Rock recounts a lengthy dispute between the Washoe Indians, a small Nevada tribe, and a number of athletes, supported by powerful corporations, who turned a Washoe sacred place on the shore of Lake Tahoe into a world-class rock-climbing site. The book follows |
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the legal challenges and administrative decisions that finally led to an unprecedented 2007 court ruling prohibiting sport climbing on Cave Rock."--Jacket. |
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