American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 341-360
Description
Author (an Anthropology Professor) attempts to define contemporary Indigenous identity in the Southwestern United States from an ethnographic perspective.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 1-17
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Article examines the Indian Policy of the United States government; argues that the policies hold at their core an evolutionary perspective on social development which places the United States government in a paternalist role, guiding Indigenous people through the evolution of their race.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 201-216
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Article examines the role and effects of the Office of Indian Affairs’ (OIA) Field Matron Program; considers the evolution of the program to include Indigenous women as Matrons and examines the assimilation and resistance seen as a result.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 287-309
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Author uses archival census and records and counts to examine the changing family dynamics of the Crow peoples during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 153-170
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Author examines attempts by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to terminate Indian tribes’ status and recognition in the United States following the second world war. Focuses on the Eastern Cherokee and the conditions surrounding the Nation’s fight for continued recognition.