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No Treatment Day School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith A. DeJong
Stanley R. Holder
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 152-176
Looks at a school located on reserve that received Therapeutic Residential Model funding for the 2001-2002 school year.
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North American Indigenous Women and Cultural Domination

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beatrice Medicine
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 3, Special Issue on Encounter of Two Worlds: The Next Five Hundred Years, 1993, pp. 121-130
While others celebrate the 'discovery' of the New World, the 1.5 million Aboriginal peoples in the United States will celebrate their survival against centuries of genocide, legal restrictions on religion and language and other oppressive measures.
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Obama's Inclusive Approach Lesson for Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, January 23, 2009, p. A9
Comments on how social change, improved living conditions, health services and education can become signs of inclusion by Indigenous peoples.
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The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Roots of American Indian Activism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Troy Johnson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Autumn, 1994, pp. 63-79
Asserts that one of the most overlooked and important acts of activism was the occupations of Alcatraz Island (1964, 1969-70), which was for the participants, an expression of patriotism and self-determination.
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Oil Spill Recovery in the Media: Missing an Alaska Native Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Widener
Valerie J. Gunter
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 20, no. 9, 2007, pp. 767-783
Looks at "the collective interpretations of disaster recovery following the Exxon Valdez oil spill as developed in the alternative Alaska Native newspaper, the Tundra Times."
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Ojibwa Fisheries, Commercial Fisheries Development and Fisheries Administration, 1873-1915: An Examination of Conflicting Interest and the Collapse of the Sturgeon Fisheries of the Lake of the Woods

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John J. Van West
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 1990, pp. 31-65
Contends management policies, jurisdictional disputes and uncontrolled development led to the destruction of sturgeon fisheries.
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Ojibwe Treaty Rights

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

Focuses on off-reservation treaty rights to hunt, fish, and gather in treaty-ceded lands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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Old Cowboys, New Indians: Hollywood Frames the American Indian

Alternate Title
Old Cowboys, New Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. V. (Thomas Vernon) Reed
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 75-96
Reviews and evaluates documentary and fictional Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s, in relation to how the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the United States is portrayed.
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On the Road to Canandaigua: The Treaty of 1794

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Campisi
William A. Starna
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 467-490
Article examines the Canandaigua Treaty between the United States government and the Iroquois peoples (including the Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Oneida, and the Onondaga); draws attention to the socio-political context of the time the treaty was made.
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Once and Future Diplomacy: The Necessity of Treaty Relations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Bauerkemper
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, Summer, 2016, pp. 1-10
Argues on behalf of the restoration of the federal government's authority to enter into treaty relationships with Native American nations and that this is necessary for the integrity of United States federalism.
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The Origin of Public Bison Herds in the United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Hebbring Wood
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 157-182
Looks at both private and public management of buffalo and contends that current day tribal herds represent the best opportunity in maintaining the wild character of buffalo.
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“Ours from the top to the very bottom”: Seneca Land, Colonial Development, Proto-Conservation, and Resistance in the Early American Republic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Dennis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-34
An exploration of Seneca's battle to their assert sovereignty over their lands in the face of challenges, historically by progressive conservatism and now by modern environmentalism.
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Out of Harm’s Way: Relocating Northwest Alaska Eskimos, 1907–1917

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Ducker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 43-71
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.
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Out of the Woods: The Making of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean J. Kotlowski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 63-97
Examines the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act signed in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter with the Passamaquoddies and the Penobscots, signifing the first major success in their effort to reclaim land.
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The Paradox of Sovereignty: Contingencies of Meaning in American Indian Treaty Discourse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caskey Russell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, 2008, pp. 1-19
Argues that treaties are a fourth-world text, both promoting and negating sovereignty. To gain in the courts means the American legal system is recognized and ultimately pronounces decisions that effect the reality of Native Americans.
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Passport Rule Causes Angst in Indian Country

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 26, 2007, p. A9
Comments on the Jay Treaty, that came into effect in 1794 giving Mohawks free access across the border, and discusses how cases will now be more complicated by the new passport legislation.
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A Perfect Storm: The U.S. Anti-Trafficking Regime's Failure to Stop the Sex Trafficking of American Indian Women and Girls

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea L. Johnson
Columbia Human Rights Law Review, vol. 43, no. 2, 2012, pp. [617]-710
Argues there is a false assumption that victims are from foreign countries and in the country without lawful immigration status, and looks at how legislation ignores and perpetuates the factors that make Native Americans vulnerable to exploitation.
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Personal Memories of Alcatraz, 1969

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luis S. Kemnitzer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 103-109
Remembering what turned out to be a significant historical event, one Professor of Anthropology gives his perspective.
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Perspectives on American Indian Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvette Roubideaux
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 92, no. 9, September 2002, pp. 1401-1406
Suggests that new approaches to health challenges will improve the health of Indian communities in the near future.
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Pharmacists Aid in Disease Management for American Indians, Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. Young
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, vol. 61, no. 22, November 15, 2004, pp. 2340-2344
Discusses how chronic diseases have increased in prevalence in Aboriginal populations and affect those residents disproportionately when compared with other ethnic groups in the United States.
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Planning for the Next Generation: Capital Infrastructure at Colleges and Universities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily R. White Hat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Article describes three projects that have been initiated by the college fund to meet the evolving needs of tribal colleges and universities and address some of the shortcomings in the current infrastructure.
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Policy Recommendations for Native Elders: Prepared for the National Congress of American Indians 2005 Mid-year Conference

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rick Ludtke
Leander McDonald
Brief discussion of recommendations from five policy papers generated from the Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders about disease prevention efforts, chronic disease management programs, availability of home/community-based long term care services, and availability of health care and other services.
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