"The lands the United States claims sovereignty over by right of the Doctrine of Discovery are home to more than five hundred Indian nations, each with its own distinct culture, religion, language, and history. Yet these Indians, and federal Indian law, rarely factor into the decisions of the country{u2019}s governing class - as recent battles over national monuments on tribal sites have made painfully clear. A much-needed intervention, 'Many Nations under Many Gods' brings to light the invisible histories of several Indian nations, as well as their struggles to protect the integrity of sacred and cultural sites located on federal public lands."--Dust jacket.

Introduction -- Protection of American Indian religious freedom and sacred sites : a recent development in the United States -- The Arizona Snowbowl Resort and the Hopis -- Cave Rock and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California -- Badger-Two Medicine and the Blackfeet Nation -- Four nations and five controversies in Indian religious freedom -- Improving protection of Indian sacred sites and reconceiving Indian sovereignty -- Conclusions.