The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 219-246
Description
Response to "Individual Property Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves" by Christopher Alcantara in the Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol. 23, no. 2 (2003) at pages 391 to 424.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 3-28
Description
Evaluates the effects of several reform movements that challenged Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) domination over Native American reservation communities in the 1970's.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 1-22
Description
Case study examines the alliance between Indigenous nations and organizations, the National Parks Service, and various religious organizations during the litigation surrounding the use of the Devil’s Tower formation during the Sun Dance season.
Topics include: building relationships, balance in content and perspectives; accessibility and use; culturally sensitive materials; providing context; intellectual property issues; copying and repatriation of records; research protocols; and reciprocal education and training.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 139-193
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations edited by Eric D. Lemont.
American Indian Rhetorics of Survivance: Word Medicine, Word Magic edited by Ernest Stromberg.
Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian’s Quest for Justice by Lawney L. Reyes.
Black Silk Handkerchief: A Hom-Astubby Mystery by D. L. Birchfield.
The Collected Speeches of Sagoyewatha, or Red Jacket edited by Granville Ganter.
Elias Cornelius Boudinot: A Life on the Cherokee Border by James W.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, 2007, pp. 113-166
Description
Book reviews of:
Boarding School Blues: Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences edited and with an introduction by Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, and Lorene Sisquoc.
Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney.
A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813–1814 by Gregory A. Waselkov.
Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life by Kingsley M. Bray.
Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Native Peoples and Archaeology in the Northeastern United States edited by Jordan E.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 07, no. 2, 1983, pp. 3-23
Description
Discusses the 1796, Seven Nations Treaty, the context in which it was concluded, whether entered into lawfully, not ratified by congress, and its applicability to Mohawk land claims in 1974.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 30-37
Description
Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States.
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The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, April 1983, pp. [165]-180
Description
Discusses the reasons for the failure of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), which brought into effect policies designed to devolve federal responsibility for tribes and transfer it to the state governments. This in turn was used as a method to force integration and assimilation into the dominant culture.
Discusses how federal Indian law has developed in the United States from the arrival of Columbus through to the self-determination era of today, and looks at the future of the Indian tribes.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 129-164
Description
Author explores the roles and meanings that have been ascribed to the Friendship Belt and the Two Row Wampum belts historically and what impact they have on contemporary Haudenosaunee understandings of nationhood and sovereignty.
United Nations Adopts the Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Discussion of the UN (United Nations) adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples despite the no votes from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2007-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn E. Fort
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Discusses the importance for all state court practitioners to understand the application of different laws and standards when handling Native American citizens in family law cases.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Passing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Spring, 2007
Description
Describes the petition, against the United States, Sheila Watt-Cloutier is taking to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, regarding greenhouse gas emissions.