United States Government

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.

Extensive list of resources dealing with Canada and United States.

An examination into the introduction of land allotments into Indian Territory and the efforts of Cherokee lobbyists to prevent its implementation in the late nineteenth century.

An examination of the creation and an analysis of the novel which is a fictional retelling of the author's 1883 report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that described the conditions and needs of the Mission Indians in California.

Topics covered: need for report, progress and proven practises, priorities, and recommendations.

Author considers different historical perspectives on the civilized vs. savage narratives that are pervasive in the frontier mythology of the United States complicating both the portrayal of Indigenous peoples and the colonial state’s relationship with them.

Examines ways in which 19th century conflicts continue today in the form of conflict between Indigenous peoples and the state.

Looks at colonial government perceptions of Aboriginal women and how this affected the court case of Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez.

Argues that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act strives to cultivate good relations with Native Americans.

Contends that a government that treats all people equally would be beneficial to Native Americans. Originally published in The North American Review, March, 1879.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Discusses John Collier's crusade to rebuild Indian tribal societies and rehabilitate and enlarge Indian lands.

Discussion on the Indian Rights Association and its goal of the assimilation of American Indigenous nations, in particular through the allotment policies in Oklahoma during early twentieth century.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1989.

Biolsi responds to the article "Progressive-Era Bureaucrats and the Unity of Twentieth-Century Indian Policy"; examines the ways that the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) used tribal governments to manufacture consent to government policies in Indigenous communities.

Argues that there were eight themes in the story of Alcatraz which anthropologists ignored, and these are: self-determination, unity, equal educational opportunity, cultural revitalization, mutual assistance, changes to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ecolog, and the land base for Aboriginal self-sufficiency.

Review of the Indian Affairs Commission report for 1863 and History of the Sioux War by I.V.D. Heard. Originally published in The North American Review, October, 1864.

Book review of: Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 by Jill St. Germain.

Book review of: Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 by Jill St. Germain.

Book review of: Indian Wars of Mexico, Canada and the United States, 1812-1900 by Bruce Vandervort.

Chronicles the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the American state through a discussion of five books and concludes increased Indigenous presence requires critical historical awareness of the state.

Author considers different cases of Indigenous resistance; offers a critique of the process of settler-colonial nationhood citing Audra Simpson’s assertion in Mohawk Interruptus that “continued Indigenous defense undermines and corrupts the absolutism of settler-colonial nationhood”

Profiles some of the controversial issues between Native American peoples and archeologists.

The author examines the political context of the “savagery vs civilization” binary in the culture of the United States and the ways that the resulting narrative allowed denial of Indigenous land ownership and enforced the religious and imperial narratives that have become an implicit part of the national discourse.

Examines the unique status of Aboriginal peoples in the United States.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1997.

Series of 24 audio files that the discuss individual chapters in the book of the same name adapted by Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza from the adult version written by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.

Addresses the effects of the post 1930's modernization of the Navajo nation on the Navajo youth and elderly.

Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.

Discusses the impact of various legislation including the Jay Treaty of 1794, which assured border crossing rights, the 1891 Immigration Act deeming them neither USA nor Canadian citizens, and the Alien Registration Act of 1940 that classified First Nations as aliens.

Research reveals government relocations programs negatively affects not only well-being of grandparent-generation but ripples out to affect subsequent generations.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arkansas, 2015.

Special issue on constitutional criticism. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 3.

Education Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of Oklahoma, 1968.

Book review of: Invisible Indigenes by Bruce Granville Miller. To access this review, scroll to page 121.

Argues that the Iroquois Confederacy had an influence upon Thomas Jefferson and the model upon which the United States government is based on.

Paper discusses the influence of the Iroquois Great Law of Peace on American government and consideration of its possible influence on the Russian government.

Response to "Notes from the ‘Culture Wars:’ More Annotations on the Debate Regarding the Iroquois and the Origins of Democracy,” published in the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, volume 23, number 1 at pages 165 to 175.

Comments on the letters sent to the United States federal government by members of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy to prevent their removal.