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“Great Frauds and Grievous Wrongs”: Mapping the Loss of Kickapoo Allotment Lands

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium; 12th, 2017
Representations and Realities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stephen L. Egbert
Paula I. Smith
Description
Discusses the United States government’s relocation of the Kickapoo people in Kansas to a 768,000 acre reservation as a result of the 1832 Treaty of Castor Hill and the subsequent reductions and loss of that land through a combination of corrupt government agents, pressure from railroad companies and settler interests.
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The Great White Father's Little Red Indian School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daniel T. Chapman
American Heritage Magazine, vol. 22, no. 1, December 1970
Description
Historical overview of Carlisle Indian Industrial School which provided education and industrial training of American Indians.
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Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives: Version 1.0 - September 2014

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karletta Chief
Ann Marie Chischilly
Patricia Cochran
Preston Hardison
Kathy Lynn … [et al.]
Description
Guidelines based on two principles: "Cause No Harm" and "Free, Prior and Informed Consent". Included are guidelines for: Indigenous peoples and knowledge holders to ensure knowledge is protected in collaborations; agencies and researchers wanting to secure access and use traditional knowledges; and individuals reviewing grant proposals that incorporate Indigenous knowledge. Related material: Annotated Bibliography: Examples of Traditional Knowledges in Climate Research
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The Haldimand Agreement: A Continuing Covenant

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael P. P. Simon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 27-50
Description
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.
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Handbook: State-Tribal Relations

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Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Commission on State-Tribal Relations
Description
Looks at the unique nature of governmental-tribal relationships and provides a framework for opportunities of cooperation.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The US Government’s Use of the Choctaw Nation as an Environmental Toxics Dumping Ground

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Lambert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 97-112
Description
The author, a member of the Choctaw Nation, investigates the need for more in-depth scientific study of the McAlester Army Ammunitions Plant's contamination on the soil, water and air of the neighbouring Choctaw homeland.
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Historian's View of S. 705: The Sioux Nation Black Hills Bill

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David B. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 55-59
Description
Investigates the history behind the Black Hills land dispute between the residents of South Dakota, the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
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Historic Change in Western Shoshone Country: The Establishment of the Western Shoshone National Council and Traditionalist Land Claims

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elmer R. Rusco
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 337-360
Description
Article details the formation of the Western Shoshone National Council and their role in resisting the ruling of the Indian Claims Commission that the Indian title on their traditional territories was extinguished in the late 19th century.
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Ho-Chunk Warrior, Intellectual, and Activist: Henry Roe Cloud Fights for the Apaches

Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renya K. Ramirez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 291-309
Description
Biographical sketch as well as description of his efforts to free Geronimo and his followers from imprisonment at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and ensure they received their just allotments. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 291.
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Holding the Headwaters: Northern California Indian Resistance to State and Corporate Water Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beth Rose Middleton-Manning
Morning Star Gali
Darcie Houck
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 174-198
Description
Three case studies of Indigenous opposition to state-sanctioned resource development projects: the Winnemem Wintu efforts to stop the proposed raise of Shasta Dam; the Maidu Summit’s work to regain ownership of former Pacific Gas & Electric company land; and the Pit River Tribe’s struggle to protect the sacred Medicine Lake Highlands.
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Honoring Native American Code Talkers: The Road to the Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-420)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William C. Meadows
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1-36
Description
Discusses recent tribal, state, and congressional legislative efforts to identify and recognize the service of Native Americans who served in the Armed Forces during a foreign conflict and who transmitted secret coded messages for tactical military operations during World War I and World War II, using native tribal language.
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Hostile Nations: Quantifying the Destruction of the Sullivan-Clinton Genocide of 1779

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhiannon Koehler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 2018, pp. 427-453
Description
Using the United Nations’ 1948 definition of genocide and the framework of settler colonialism as lenses, author examines the 1779 efforts of George Washington and the other military men he enlisted (Generals John Sullivan, James Clinton, Horatio Gates; Colonels Daniel Brodhead and Goose van Schaick) to “annihilate the Haudenosaunee” in order to clear lands for settler occupation.
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How Does the New TANF Work Requirement "Work" in Rural Minority Communities? A Case Study of the Northern Cheyenne Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Feinauer Whiting
Carol Ward
Rita Hiwalker Villa
Judith Davis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 95-120
Description
Examination of 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) law and the Temporary Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) program in the United States and how it has impacted Native Americans in a reservation context, specifically the Northern Cheyenne Nation.
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Human Trafficking: Investigations in Indian Country or Involving Native Americans and Actions Needed to Report on Victims Served

Alternate Title
Testimony before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gretta L. Goodwin
Description
Statement by director of Homeland Security and Justice before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate. Discusses the extent to which: federal agencies collect and maintain data on investigations and prosecutions; tribal and major urban law enforcement agencies have encountered human trafficking and what factors affect the ability to investigate and prosecute; and available federal grants and how well positioned service providers are to know the numbers served.
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Hwéeldi Bééhániih: Remembering the Long Walk

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Tohe
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 77-82
Description
Recounts the forced relocation of Navajo tribes in the 1860s and the atrocities and injustices that were committed against them by the U.S. government.
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Hybridism as a Means of (De)Constructing the Old Paradigm: The Good Guys (White) Versus the Bad Ones (Red)

Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jane Brodbeck
pp. 124-132
Description
Demonstrates how the process of homogeneity imposed on Indian communities by the US government has created individuals possessing Indian roots but heavily influenced by American pop-culture. Uses two short stories by Sherman Alexie (Assimilation and Class) in his analysis. Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 124.
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IDA Treaties Explorer

Alternate Title
The Indigenous Digital Archive Treaties Explorer
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
National Archives Office
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Indigenous Digital Archives Project
Description
Website contains links to 374 Ratified Indian Treaties signed in the United States and contextual documents, cessions, historical and present day tribes involved, and land transfers in specific locations.
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Improving on Nature: The Legend Lake Development, Menominee Resistance, and the Ecological Dynamics of Settler Colonialism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Dockry
Kyle Whyte
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [95]-120
Description
A discussion of the attempted sale of lands from the terminated Menominee reservation to the large- scale recreational vacation property development and resistance by the Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Stockholders or DRUMS to stop the sale and restore tribal status. The U.S. government's withdrawal of tribal status and federal support had created economic issues for the group and the sale of land was looked upon as a means to rectify that issue.
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In Search of Recognition: Federal Indian Policy and the Landless Tribes of Western Washington

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank W. Porter III
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 113-132
Description
Author examines the failure of the United States government to recognize the tribal status of the Samish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Duwamish, Steilacoob, Cowlitz, and Chinook Nations of western Washington, and consequently their rights to their ancestral lands.
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Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties

Alternate Title
Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Charles J. Kappler
Description
Historically significant seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders originally published in 1902-1904. Links to the text of original documents.
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The Indian Boarding School Era and Its Continuing Impact on Tribal Families and the Provision of Government Services

Alternate Title
Indian Tribes and Statehood: A Symposium in Recognition of Oklahoma's Centennial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Murray Haag
Tulsa Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1, Fall, 2007, pp. 149-168
Description
Discusses: history of the schools, consequences of removal for individuals and their families, impact of child placement services and welfare programs, and potential remedies.
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Indian Boarding Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda J. Child
Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, vol. 13, no. 1, 2016, pp. 25-27
Description
Comments on boarding schools, mission and day schools, and education policies
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Indian Country Diaries: For Educators

Alternate Title
A Seat at the Drum
Spiral of Fire
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nicole Bihr Menard
Description
Links to resources to accompany the documentaries, Indian Country Diaries based on four key elements: Assimilation, Sovereignty, Culture, and Humor. Lesson plans are directed to grades 9-12.
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Indian Gaming in the U.S.: A Broad Introduction

Alternate Title
Triptych Case Framing: Economics, Social-cultural and Political Frames
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shalin Hai-Jew
[Alan Parker]
Description
Brief discussion of American legislation, tribal sovereignty, and financial, social, and ethical issues. Includes interview with Alan Walker, Commissioner with Washington State Gambling Commission.
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The Indian in a Wartime Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Collier
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 223, Minority Peoples in a Nation at War, September 1942, pp. 29-35
Description
Written by the Commissioner of the U.S. department of Indian Affairs during World War II, article discusses: Native Americans response to and participation (military and non-military) in the war effort, reactions to the Selective Service Act and the problems that would be encountered post-war.
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