Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 29, no. 2 & 3, 2008, pp. 81-105
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Discussion on how the United States government used the intermarriage between Indians and non-Indians to undermine Indian control of their own lands and legal identity.
Shows how community and culture based education contributes to academic success for American Indian and Alaska Native children. Recommendations are provided.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 121-140
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Author argues that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States doctrines contain no legal basis for regulating or eliminating the use of Indigenous symbols, images, or stereotypes as mascots or logos in sports and/or business.
Plan for promoting educational success of Native American students focuses on measuring the progress of relationships between government, tribes and schools districts and supporting a curriculum based on tribal history, culture and government.
Discusses the changes that have taken place when the findings of the 2008 study are compared to those of the 2002 study on the academic biases and government policies toward American Indian criminal justice and criminology literature.
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Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, vol. 36, no. 1-2, 2008, pp. 89-104
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Looks at data from the National Violence Against Women Survey and explores barriers around reporting rape to the police in American Indian communities.
Lists books and articles in the fields of history, anthropology, geography, sociology, political science, health, literature, law, education, and the arts.
Outlines the history of the Six Nations in Ontario including the relationship with the Crown, outstanding First Nations land claims, and the Grand River Notification Agreement.
Looks at existing research on rights, political mobilization, and ecosystems; and identifies alternatives to the existing rights discourse that can facilitate a meaningful and sustainable self-determination process for Indigenous peoples around the world.