American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2019, pp. 135-167
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Describes the minimum blood quantum requirement for tribal membership, the history of its implementation, and how it originated with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI); argues that blood quantum is a bureaucratic tool rather than a genuine measure of Indigeneity.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 87-116
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Traces the history of the Appeals Commission over the course of 30 years. Case illustrates the difficulties involved when integrating court systems into societies organized by kinship.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 26, no. 2, May 1964, pp. 142-148
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Attempts to explain why there is a persistent 20% "illegitimate" birth rate on a reserve in eastern Quebec and suggests causal factors relate to degree of social and cultural integration.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 111-120
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Author examines the multiple factors at play in defining the term indigeneity. Considers the right of people to self-identify, the legal implications and complications that result based on the definition, and the gap between the legal definition and the sociocultural practice thereof. Discuss both United States contexts and global ones.
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 293-299
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Foreword for AlterNative’s 2018 Volume 14 Issue 4 Special Issue on Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, authored by its two Guest Editors; highlights the topics, authors and social contexts to be covered in the issue.