Policy
Report on Industrial Schools For Indians and Half-Breeds
Alternate Title
Davin Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Flood Davin
Description
Report submitted in 1879 to the Canadian Minister of the Interior. Describes system used in the United States and makes recommendations regarding the possible establishment of similar institutions in the North-West Territories of the Dominion of Canada.
Research Note: Defining "Aboriginal" in a Historical and Sporting Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Trembanis
Journal of Sport History, vol. 35, no. 2, Indigenous Sport, Summer, 2008, pp. 279-283
Description
Discusses construction of identity for aboriginal athletes based on eugenic standards of determining race in accordance with governmental standards.
"A Resource Most Vital": Legal Interventions in Native Child Welfare
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Brown
Phyllis Morrow
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 103-120
Description
Looks at changes to state and federal laws regarding child welfare proceedings.
The Retention of Indigenous Students in Higher Education: Historical Issues, Federal Policy, and Indigenous Resilience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary White Shield
Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 6, no. 1, 2004-2005, pp. 111-127
Description
Examines the student experience and perspective and recommends that institutions provide opportunities to develop and sustain student's Indigenous identity.
Returning Tribal Government to Traditional Principles Appropriately for the Twenty-First Century: The Ongoing Experience of Navajo Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 1-22
Description
Discusses the importance of incorporating relevant traditional values in contemporary governance and options for revising the Navajo government.
Revenue Competitions between Sovereigns: State and Tribal Taxation in Montana
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Cahoon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 17-39
Description
Uses legal precedence and practices in the state of Montana as a case study to discuss on-reservation taxation powers and policy, and revenue-sharing agreements between the state and tribal government.
A Review and Analysis of the Research on Native American Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Willima G. Demmert
David Grissmer
John Towner
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 5-23
Description
Looks at the paucity of research on Native American students and their educational achievement compared to that of other racial/ethnic groups.
A Review of Indigenous Language Immersion Programs and a Focus on Hawaii
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lois A. Yamauchi
Andrea K. Ceppi
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 11-20
Description
Reviews American education policy, Indigenous language loss and the importance of language revitalization.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Cobb
Christopher J. Bilodeau
Charles R. Cobb
Robert W. Galler
Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh
Louise Cummings Maynor
Tara Browner
Glenabah Martinez
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, 2007, pp. 113-166
Description
Book reviews of:
Boarding School Blues: Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences edited and with an introduction by Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, and Lorene Sisquoc.
Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney.
A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813–1814 by Gregory A. Waselkov.
Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life by Kingsley M. Bray.
Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Native Peoples and Archaeology in the Northeastern United States edited by Jordan E.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steven Crum
Thomas H. Lewis
Dave Gonzales
Ronald Craig
Amelia V. Katanski
Patricia Pierce Erikson
Michael J. Mullin
Keith James
Juanita M. Firestone
Georgiana Valoyce Sanchez
Kenneth Wade
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 223-268
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indians and National Parks by Robert H. Keller and Michael F. Turek.
Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archeology of the Unknown Past edited by Richard F.
Rhetorical Exclusion in the Trial of Leonard Peltier
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Meister
Ann Burnett
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recover of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 719-742
Description
Discusses the federal case against Leonard Peltier for the murder of Jack Coler and Ronald Williams on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975.
The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Inter-American Human Rights System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isabel Madariaga Cuneo
Arizonia Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 22, no. 53, 2005, pp. 53-64
Description
Discussion on the protection and respect of the rights of Indigenous peoples for the Inter-Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Robert L. Berner's "Howlers": A Reply
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
Donald A. Grinde
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 117-120
Description
Accuses Robert L. Berner of not having actually read Exemplar of Liberty which discusses the Iroquis influence on the early American government.
The Role of Education in American Indian Self-Determination: Lessons from the Ramah Navajo Community School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn Manuelito
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 73-87
Description
Examines the concept of self determination used in the Ramah Navajo community and gives a Navajo perspective on self-determination and education.
Rules for the Indian School Service [1898]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of Indian Affairs
Description
Outlines duties of various employees, protocols for correspondence, hiring, promotion, etc., care of buildings and grounds, and rules pertaining to pupils.
Reflects attitudes and policies of the time.
Sanctioned Theft: Tribal Land Loss in Massachusetts
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 2, We are Still Here: Tribes in New England Stand Their Ground, June 2014, p. [?]
Description
Reports on a panel discussion regarding how Massachusetts law and policy, enabled tribal lands to be lost.
Sarah Winnemucca Goes To Washington: Rhetoric and Resistance in the Capital City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cari M. Carpenter
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, Spring, 2016, pp. 87-108
Description
Chronicles the beginnings of Winnemucca's political career as an activist and advocate for the Northern Paiutes.
Saving America's Endangered Languages
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Rescuing Critically Endangered Native American Languages, Summer, 2007
Description
Outlines ways Cultural Survival readers can support the campaign to save endangered Native American languages.
"Say Commodity Cheese!" (Chapter 1)
Alternate Title
Circle of Goods: Women, Work, and Welfare in a Reservation Community
SUNY Series in Anthropological Studies of Contemporary Issues
SUNY Series in Anthropology of Work
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tressa Berman
Description
Looks at women's role to maintain economy and culture of reservation life.
Chapter one from, Circle of Goods: Women, Work, and Welfare in a Reservation Community by Tressa Berman.
The School News
Documents & Presentations
Description
Monthly newsletter was produced by the Carlisle Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Reflects attitudes and policies of the time.
Issues included: June-1880, Sept-Dec 1880, Jan-May 1881, September 1881-January 1882, April 1882, December 1882.
Second-rate Victims: The Forced Sterilization of Indigenous Peoples in the USA and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonardo Pegoraro
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2015, pp. 161-173
Description
Discuss campaigns and eugenics programs in Canada and the United States forcing thousands of Indigenous women to receive compulsory sterilization.
Secularism, Civil Religion, and the Religious Freedom of American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vine Deloria
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 9-20
Description
Author reports and provides historical background on U.S. Supreme Court rulings which he argues confirm that the Court is anti-Indian.
Seeking Recognition: The Termination and Restoration of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, 1855-1984
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew H. Fisher
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 145-147
Description
Book review of: Seeking Recognition: The Termination and Restoration of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, 1855-1984 by David R. M. Beck.
Shab-eh-nay: Cultural Survival and Preservation In the Old Northwest, 1812-1860
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Wall
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 59-93
Description
Looks at archival evidence of Shab-eh-nay's life and experiences to challenge the racial stereotyping utilized by Chief Justice John Marshall regarding American Indian law and policy.
Shall the Red-Men Be Exterminated?
Alternate Title
Shall the Red-Men Be Exterminated? Notes of Tours Among the Wilder Tribes of Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, and the Indian Territory
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vincent Colyer
Putnam's Magazine, vol. 14, no. 21, September 1869, pp. 367-374
Description
Record of personal adventures experienced by author while on fact finding mission for President Grant and the U.S. Indian Commission.