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Not an Indian Tradition: The Sexual Colonization of Native Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Hypatia, vol. 18, no. 2, Indigenous Women in the Americas, Spring, 2003, pp. 70-85
Looks at the connection between sexual violence and colonialism and the effects on contemporary U.S. policies regarding Native Americans.
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Notes on Contemporary Indian Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fedora Giordano
RSA Journal, no. 20, 2009, pp. [47]-62
Reflects on legislation recognizing American Indians and discusses the politics of identity.
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Nurturing the Circle: American Indian Sovereignty and Economic Development

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Discusses ways for American Indian tribes to achieve tribal economic self-sufficiency while protecting and advancing their sovereignty. Access through table of contents.
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Obstacles Facing Tribal Language Programs in Warm Springs, Klamath, and Grand Ronde

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin F. Haynes
Coyote Papers , vol. 13, Special Volume Dedicated to the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, 2004, pp. 87-102

Looks at relationship between education system with local districts, funding, state and federal policies, and standards and sovereignty, all external obstacles effecting language revitalization.

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Oceania Rising

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cristina Verán
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Discusses the tragic legacy of the U.S. nuclear testing program and the group made up of students from around the Pacific who are working in solidarity for a peaceful and just Oceania.
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Of Ice and Men

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cameron M. Smith
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, Summer, 2008
Discusses the opposition, by the Arctic indigenous peoples, towards the United States government's decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species.
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Off-Reservation Boarding School Versus the Stolen Generations: A Comparative Study on Indigenous Educational Policies in the United States and Australia During the Assimilation Period

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peng Tong
Review of International American Studies, vol. 6, no. 1-2, Decoding American Cultures in the Global Context, Spring-Fall, 2013, pp. 131-144
Comments on the similarities of educational policies and practices in the late 19th and early 20th century. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 131.
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Oil On Ice

Alternate Title
Review: Oil On Ice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dana Rae Chitwood
Andrew Mendosa
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, Water Rights and Indigenous Peoples, Winter, 2005
Film review of Oil on Ice produced and directed by Dale Djerassi and Bo Boudart.
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“The Old System Is No Success”: The Blackfeet Nation's Decision to Adopt the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul C. Rosier
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-37
Explains the importance of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), how it allowed tribes in the United States to adopt constitutions for managing their own affairs and why the Blackfeet made the right decision to adopt the Act.
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Philosophy of an Indian War: Indian Community Action in the Johnson Administration's War on Indian Poverty, 1964–1968

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Cobb
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 71-102
Explores the administration of President Johnson's Community Action Program (CAP) and how its philosophy served as the sign of things to come in terms of band or tribal self-determination.
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Policy Issues in the Self-Determination Era

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard C. Witmer
Margaret O'Conner
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, Summer, 2016, pp. 1-12
Comments on the failure of the self-determination policy, as initially implemented, to meet the needs of many Native American communities.
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The Political Geography of Indian Country: An Introduction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Imre Sutton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 1-2
Article briefly discusses the policy of legal and geographical separatism in the evolution of cross-cultural relations in the United States.
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The Political Thought of Sol Tax: The Principles of Non-Assimilation and Self-Government in Action Anthropology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua Smith
Histories of Anthropology Annual, vol. 6, 2010, pp. 129-170
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.
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Power and Sovereignty: The Changing Realities of American Indian Nations

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2008 Western Social Science Association Meeting, American Indian Studies Section
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, Summer, 2008, p. [?]
Discusses the changing power relationships between Indian tribes from before European contact to the present. Scroll down to access article.
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Power To The People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongua
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 14-19
Discusses the important role activists and advocates had in the success of creating tribal colleges.
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