American Literature, vol. 71, no. 1, March 1999, pp. 93-116
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Discusses the debate about what constitutes American Indian identity by contrasting U.S. government's standard of blood quantum with N. Scott Momaday's trope of "memory in the blood" as a sign of racial authenticity.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 1999, pp. 147-163
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Looks at the historical relationship, from a small town perspective, between people on the Nez Perce reservation and the United States, be it government or local level interactions.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, Autumn, 1984, pp. 281-314
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Looks at the court transcripts of the White Earth Chippewa Reservation land allotment fraud cases. Anthropological Professors Albert Jenks and Ales Hrdlicka provided testimony regarding "mixed blooded" and "full Indians" status based on physical characteristics.
Looks at politics and practices of cross cultural communication by examining the historical and current status of American Indians as subjects and participants in the educational system.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 24, 1999-2000, pp. 129-151
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Argues that NAGPRA is unique in that it considers for the first time legislatively the Indigenous perspective; but unanswered is the problem of culturally unidentifiable ancient remains.
The Social Science Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, January 1999, p. 33
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Discusses various recollections of the teacher-student relationships Native American's had with their former teachers in boarding school settings, and looks at the process of assimilation fostered within the context of an all-Indian boarding school.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 1984, pp. 39-96
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Discusses the legal source and theoretical basis of the right of autonomy and whether this autonomy can be reconciled with the laws and institutions of the larger state.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, Winter, 1984, pp. 1-35
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An analysis of the implementation of US federal aid policies and how their distribution created a larger economic divide for Indigenous citizens against non-Indigenous ones. Very little funds make it to the Indigenous people or were used to promote private-sector activities.