Bureau of Indian Affairs

Discusses the role played by American Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, Educational Director at the Phelps-Stokes Fund, 1917-1944, and lobbyist in the formation and implementation of the administrative and education policies of the United States’ government as they related to Indigenous peoples.

Article examines the Indian Policy of the United States government; argues that the policies hold at their core an evolutionary perspective on social development which places the United States government in a paternalist role, guiding Indigenous people through the evolution of their race.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universtiy of Washington, 2016.

Article discusses the actions and policies of the United States government during the Bush presidency. Argues that actions like renaming the "Custer Battlefield National Monument" the “Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument,” and policies that supported the resolution of land claims and increased sovereignty of Native Americans indicate a more moderate policy than previous administrations.

States that Native Americans have little input with respect to education and that culturally sensitive teaching would better prepare students for success.

Independent activist publication. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time. No.2 is "Education Number". No. 4 is "Conference Number". Cannot be downloaded, but can be viewed.

Discusses the intricacies and nuances of Lakota performances of popular culture. Challenges perspectives which dismiss Indigenous engagement in contemporary culture as mimicry or assimilation, and that portray contemporaneity as opposed to indigeneity.

Discusses the following contributing elements that inspired some history departments to offer Native studies classes: the Meriam Report of 1928, the Indian Reform Movement of the 1920s and 1930s, the Indian claims research of the 1950s, and the political climate of the 1960s.

Explains that a Chilocco School (Bureau of Indian Affairs) employs a full-time reading teacher and teacher aide which results in better reading ability.

John Collier and the Controversial Resignation of Indian Commissioner Charles Burke, 1921-1929 by Ginger R. Davis examines the federal Native American policy, and Burke's assimilationist policy and the end of his administration. Reclaiming the Feminine in the Chitimacha Creation Myth by Carlon Andre and Carole McAllister discusses ways in which French influence altered and disturbed Chitimacha of Louisiana's oral traditions.

Discussion of the health disparity among Aboriginal communities and American federal funding of health cases.

Looks at discrepancies between Native American perspectives and state perspectives regarding tribal identity. American Studies Program Thesis towards (B.A.)--Wesleyan University, 2011.

Presenters discuss Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa of Montana's struggle for federal recognition, British Columbia Métis' perspectives on harvesting rights, and Canative Housing Corporation located in Edmonton, Alberta. Duration: 1:31:39.

Article draws on Collier’s autobiography and other writings to explore perceptions of his ideals and and actions as an Indian Affairs agent in the USA during the New Deal era (early 1900s).

Literary criticism article which examines Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Author performs a close reading of the text to examine the ways that Gilman engages with and criticizes America’s federal Indian policy.

Author describes his own schooling and notes the changes and progress in the system since the seventies.

Describes the authors experience of being relocated to San Francisco and the part he played in the fight against proverty and injustice.

Looks at the operation of the relocation program and problems faced by the American Indian trying to fit into mainstream society.

Speech marking 175 years of the founding of the Bureau of Indian Affairs reflects on the harms of the past and looks ahead to healing in the future.

Looks at federal and state policies, social work practices, racial and class ideologies and links to wide spread adoptions.

Outlines key features of the Crown-Aboriginal relationship, looks at whether the conduct of the Crown has met the standard required, nature of the litigation process as well as specific examples of Crown conduct during, preceding and following court cases. Follows discussion with 10 recommendations for reform.

Reports that the National Indian Training and Research Center will help groups negotiate contracts with Bureau of Indian Affairs and other governmental agencies.

Findings indicated differences in the levels of perceived stress depending on the type job position held at a school.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2014.

In this review essay the author examines three difference sub-genres of Indigenous peoples’s Autobiographies, and then describes how My Body is a Book of Rules challenges all three of them.

Discusses need for contemporary changes to Bureau of Indian Affairs residential schools including, fewer students and improved teacher skills.

[History] Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Dakota, 2012

Overview of Aboriginal title and conflicts arising over Aboriginal land and resource use.

Book reviews of: The Urban Indian Experience by Donald L. Fixico and World War II and the American Indian by Kenneth William Townsend.

Book reviews of : American Indian Education, a History by Jon Allan Reyhner and Jeanne Eder. The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West by Barre Toelken. Battle for the BIA: G.E.E. Lindquist and the Missionary Crusade against John Collier by David W.

Book reviews of: The Witch of Goingsnake and Other Stories by Robert J. Conley. Social Change in the Southwest, 1350-1880 by Thomas D. Hall. Collections Arctiques by Yvon Csonka. New Directions in American Indian History edited by Colin G. Calloway. Hasinai: A Traditional History of the Caddo Confederacy by Vynola Beaver Newkumet, Howard L. Meredith. Sous le signe de l'ours.

Book reviews of: Another Attempt at Rescue by M. L. Smoker. Cash, Color, and Colonialism: The Politics of Tribal Acknowledgment by Renée Ann Cramer. Chief Joseph, Yellow Wolf, and the Creation of Nez Perce History in the Pacific Northwest by Robert R. McCoy. Choice, Persuasion, and Coercion: Social Control on Spain’s North American Frontiers edited by Jesus F. de la Teja and Ross Frank. Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous People of Their Land by Lindsay G.

Book reviews on: Coast Salish Essays by Wayne Suttles. Phoenix Indian School by Robert Trennert. The Good Red Road: Passages into Native America by Kenneth Lincoln with Al Logan Slagle. The Indians of Texas: An Annotated Research Bibliography by Michael L. Tate. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains by John C. Fremont. Among the Sioux of Dakota: Eighteen Months' Experience as an Indian Agent, 1869-70 by D. C. Poole. Sovereignty and Symbol: Indian-White Conflict at Ganeinkeh by Gail H.

Book reviews of: Grandmother, Grandfather, and Old Wolf: Tamánwit Ku Súkat and Traditional Native American Narratives from the Columbia Plateau edited with introduction by Clifford E. Trafzer. Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature by Scott B. Vickers. The Meade Solution by Robert J. Conley. The “Real People” Novels by Robert J. Conley. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Article examines the role and effects of the Office of Indian Affairs’ (OIA) Field Matron Program; considers the evolution of the program to include Indigenous women as Matrons and examines the assimilation and resistance seen as a result.

Discusses the impact of legislation introduced in the 1960s and 1970s in regards to policies affecting Native Americans.

Looks at Frank Miller's methods and motivations in the creation of the Sherman Institute in Riverside California

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 1985.

Examines both negative and positive effects of presidential politics in the area of Indian policy during the Reagan and Bush administrations.

Act outlines the rights of the Sioux Nation related to economic development, self-determination, traditional religion, and preserving the sacred Black Hills.

Chronicles the beginnings of Winnemucca's political career as an activist and advocate for the Northern Paiutes.

Religion Thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton University, 2002.

Discusses acculturation problems of Hopi children in public and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools.

Analysis of the school breakfast program in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1996.

Male students reverting to longer hair length encounter varying reactions ranging from acceptance to being expelled.

Author uses archival census and records and counts to examine the changing family dynamics of the Crow peoples during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.