American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 27-50
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Historical review of the Iroquois and the continuing dispute over inherent sovereign rights from the signing, in 1784, up to the appeal at the United Nations in 1945.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, 1983, pp. 1-21
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Describes the unique legal status and events leading to the passing of the Pueblo Lands Act, signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 9, 1924.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 3-28
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Evaluates the effects of several reform movements that challenged Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) domination over Native American reservation communities in the 1970's.
Geographical Review, vol. 66, no. 3, July 1976, pp. 281-295
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Analysis of how reservations in USA were formerly held in trust by the Federal Government, however title has become progressively more complicated due to state and local jurisdiction.
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, April 1983, pp. [165]-180
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Discusses the reasons for the failure of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), which brought into effect policies designed to devolve federal responsibility for tribes and transfer it to the state governments. This in turn was used as a method to force integration and assimilation into the dominant culture.