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45 Idaho L. Rev. 555 (2008-2009)
Eagle and the Condor of the Western Hemisphere: Application of International Indigenous Principles to Halt the United States Border Wall, The

handle is hein.journals/idlr45 and id is 563 raw text is: THE EAGLE AND THE CONDOR OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PRINCIPLES TO HALT THE UNITED STATES BORDER WALL ANGELIQUE EAGLEWOMAN* (WAMBDI A. WASTEWIN) I. IN TRO D U CTIO N ............................................................................ 555 II. A SHARED HISTORY ................................................................... 555 III. CONTEMPORARY ALLIANCE .................................................. 559 TV . IITC IN TH E U .N ......................................................................... 561 V. THE SECURE FENCE ACT .......................................................... 562 VI. THE SFA'S IMPACT ON THE EAGLE AND CONDOR PE O PL E S ..................................................................................... 565 VII. APPEALS TO THE U.N .............................................................. 567 VIII. OTHER INTERNATIONAL FORUMS ..................................... 572 IX. ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES ............................................ 573 X . CO N CLU SIO N ................................................................................ 574 I. INTRODUCTION This article will discuss the interrelationship of the indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere regarding the proposed expansion of the United States southern border wall. This discussion will explore (1) the historical relationships in the Western Hemisphere, (2) the efforts on the international level to bring attention to the quality of life experi- enced by the indigenous peoples in this hemisphere, (3) the impact of the proposed United States border wall on indigenous communities in the political border region, and (4) application of international indige- nous principles to halt further construction of the United States border wall. II. A SHARED HISTORY Historically, the area now claimed as the southern political land border of the United States has been a place of indigenous territories, * -Angelique EagleWoman, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Idaho College of Law. Professor EagleWoman is a citizen of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and has ancestry deeply rooted in the Western Hemisphere. This article is dedicated to the memory of my maternal great-grandfather, Luis Rodriguez, Purepecha of Michoacdn, known for his skillful bullwhip tricks throughout the border region. ** This is the author's Dakota name, which translates to Good EagleWoman Who Takes Care of the People.

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