Discusses a unique governance system and challenges facing tribal governments and communities.
Duration: 41:32. Includes textual transcript.
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First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 126-136
Description
Outlines various responses to trauma and race-based traumatic stress suffered by Indigenous peoples as a result of government policies geared towards assimilation, and discusses how self-governed nations with connection to culture and spirituality can result in better outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Self-Determination, 2001, pp. 56-66
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Article describes the history and development of India's federal policies, particularly towards indigenous peoples.
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Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
Histories of Anthropology Annual, vol. 6, 2010, pp. 129-170
Description
Looks at how Sol Tax incorporated action anthropology, through conventional tactics, into his goals of challenging the United States government policies and also challenged assimilationist ideals found in both science and politics.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Racism, 2001, pp. 16-23
Description
Reports on the historical United States government policy towards Native Americans over the past 200 years.
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Pacific Historical Review, vol. 70, no. 1, February 2001, p. 147
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Book review of: To Show Heart... by George Pierre Castile. Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 1998. Includes analysis of self-determination within President Nixon's decentralizing social programs.
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
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Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 105-135
Description
Argues that the current federal vision of self-government is unacceptable and that any attempt to renew the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society, must be established as Nation to Nation relations.