Federal Laws
Harjo developed important federal laws protecting Native sovereignty, arts and cultures, language, and human rights. These include the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act;. Which allowed the protection of Native Americans from assimilation and also in doing so, hold onto their cultural rituals within one’s tribe. the 1989 National Museum of the American Indian Act; the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which allows tribes to reclaim their human remains and ceremonial items from publicly funded institutions; and the 1996 Executive Order of Indian Sacred Sites.
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