American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 43-86
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Looks at the circumstances which led to the Koontenai nation declaring war on the United States government in 1974, The tribe was federally recognized but had been given no land base nor received any monetary compensation.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 91-114
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Discusses the viability of decentralized political structures within the Navajo Nation in terms of efficiency, transparency, culturally appropriate governance and improved service delivery.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 17-39
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Uses legal precedence and practices in the state of Montana as a case study to discuss on-reservation taxation powers and policy, and revenue-sharing agreements between the state and tribal government.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 33, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 70-86
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Author examines the way that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) managed the clean-up of mining pollution on Quapaw land at the Tar Creek mine site; outlines frameworks of historic case law and contemporary sovereignty agreements, critically analyses the EPA’s process and its failure to recognize Quapaw sovereignty and self-determination within these contexts.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 349-368
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Article defines “plenary power” and examines its roots and use by the United States Government against Indigenous peoples in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.