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1836 Mixed-Blood Census: Ottawas and Chippewas of Michigan, Treaty of March 28

Alternate Title
Instructions to John W. Edmonds from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, July 8th, 1836
Report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, February 9, 1836
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
C. A. Harris
John W. Edmonds

Includes name, class, age, place and length of residence, blood quantum, decision of commissioner, amount rewarded, payee, and additional remarks.

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Aboriginal Camp Sites on Isle Royale, Michigan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Irving Quimby
American Antiquity, vol. 4, no. 3, January 1939, pp. 215-223
Examines Woodland pattern and Iroquoian-like pottery found on Isle Royale.
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American Indian Grand Families: A Qualitative Study Conducted with Grandmothers and Grandfathers Who Provide Sole Care for Their Grandchildren

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Cross
Angelique G. Day
Lisa G. Byers
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 371-383
Examines the role of American Indian grandparents who assume custodial responsibility of providing sole care for their grandchildren and the stressors and rewards of providing that care.
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Boundaries of the Reservation: Social, Political and Geographical Considerations for Defining the Limits of the Keweenaw Bay Chippewa Reservation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. McClurken
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, Advocacy and Claims Research, 1990, p. 65–80
Looks at ethnohistorical documentation and interpretation concerning reserve boundaries and the rights of the Natives to hunt, fish, and gather on the lands ceded by treaty.
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Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country: The Solution of Cross Deputization

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2008-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hannah Bobee
Allison Boisvenu
Anderson Duff
Kathryn E. Fort
Wenona T. Singel
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Analyzes the issues of cross deputization by covering federal Indian law, state criminal jurisdiction, law enforcement structure, use of cross-deputization, cooperative agreements, and solutions for streamlined law enforcement.
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Factors That Support Indigenous Involvement in Multi-actor Environmental Stewardship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle P. Whyte
Deborah McGregor
M. A. (Peggy) Smith
James F. Jenkins
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, 2017, pp. 58-68
Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
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The First Tribal/State Court Forum and the Creation of MCR 2.615

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2007-16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael F. Cavanagh
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Comments on the history of the relationship between the Michigan tribal courts and the Michigan judicial branch.
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Fortieth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1918-1919

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes The Mythical Origin of the White Buffalo Dance of the Fox Indians by Truman Michelson The Autobiography of a Fox Indian Woman by Truman Michelson Notes on Fox Mortuary Customs and Beliefs by Truman Michelson Notes on the Fox Society Known as "Those Who Worship the Little Spotted Buffalo" by Truman Michelson The Traditional Origin of the Fox Society Known as "The Singing Around Rite" by Truman Michelson
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Forty-Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1926-1927

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes Exploration of the Burton Mound at Santa Barbara, California by John P. Harrington Social and Religious Beliefs and Usages of the Chickasaw Indians by John R. Swanton Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians by Frances Densmore Archeological Investigations-II by Gerard Fowke
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The Fur Trade

Alternate Title
Booklet Series (Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel B. Juen
Michael S. Nassaney

Overview of fur trade history and relationship between the traders and the Indigenous population.

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Honoring Native American Code Talkers: The Road to the Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-420)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William C. Meadows
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1-36
Discusses recent tribal, state, and congressional legislative efforts to identify and recognize the service of Native Americans who served in the Armed Forces during a foreign conflict and who transmitted secret coded messages for tactical military operations during World War I and World War II, using native tribal language.
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The Indian Child Welfare Act: A Case Update (August 2008-August 2009)

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2009-05
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew L. M. Fletcher
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Respondent challenges the judgment of the Court of Appeals which terminated her parental rights to her son.
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Indian Preference and Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Lillie
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Discusses the Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, race, colour, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status.
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Iroquois in Northwestern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander F. Chamberlain
American Anthropologist, vol. 6, no. 4, New Series, July-September 1904, pp. 459-463
Discusses small groups of Iroquois who migrated to areas outside their traditional territory, usually due to their employment with the Hudson's Bay Company.
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