American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 121-144
Description
Argues that the Native Americans persistent wish to preserve culture and identity proved to be the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) best tool in the right to a separate ethnic identity.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20 , no. 2, 1996, pp. 59-105
Description
Discusses the lack of existing government documentation, regarding federal Indian law, that would provide the knowledge necessary for Native Americans to negotiate on an equal level.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 155-172
Description
Commentary on the assertions that the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and other Native American confederacies helped shape ideas of democracy the early U.S. and Europe.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 3, May 1996, pp. [5-32]
Description
First Senate-nominated woman to serve in U.S. federal service, held liberal views on women's rights, yet maintained the racist philosophy toward Native Americans, consistent with her times.
[Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the Yale National Initiative ; vol. 1, 2016]
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Prillaman
Description
Curriculum unit developed for high school students. Objective is for students to be able to answer the following questions: What is assimilation and its variety of terms and how are these sociological concepts related to Native American people? How was assimilation used as a discrimination tool against Native American people? How have Native American people resisted these assimilation attempts? and How have Native American people demonstrated their resilience to these assimilation policies over time?
American Indian Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, May 15, 2016, pp. 252-296
Description
Contends that legislative action is the next step for both Australia and the United States. Legislation will help both countries to recognize and acknowledge historical atrocities through compensation and ensuring future transgressions do not occur.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1-2, November 28, 2016, pp. 5-11
Description
Critical review of a 2014 run of the play Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Details the ways in which the play promotes racialized language and slurs, misinformation about, and the mistreatment of Indigenous people.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 43-71
Description
Looks at the reasons for displacement in Alaska and why the Bureau of Education's efforts included an emphasis on
preparing the local inhabitants for a more urban society, one in which some degree of assimilation and integration would be inevitable.
History of Education, vol. 25, no. 1, 1996, pp. 1-18
Description
Argues that neither actor completely controlled the relationship. Schools depended on student attendance, manual labour and acceptance of white culture to sustain themselves, while Native Americans eventually recognized that education could be used to their advantage.