Policy

Argues that the occupation of Alcatraz Island started a process of Government repression of Indigenous activists that was without parallel in its virulence and lethal effects.

Looks at results from the U.S. Department of Education's Indian Nations at Risk (INAR) Task Force and the White House Conference on Indian Education in 1992 regarding Native students in public schools and school reform.

Discussion on the injustices suffered by Aboriginal children in schools, and the compensation offered to address those human rights violations.

Brief overview of the system. Includes student essay published by Carlisle School.

Discusses the history of collecting skeletal remains and associated objects for study or display purposes and the Indigenous movement to have scientific or cultural institutions return them to their nations for proper funeral and burial rights. Looks at the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and similar State-enacted legislation.

Book reviews of: The Politics of Minor Concerns: American Indian Policy and Congressional Dynamics by Charles Turner. Taking Charge: Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975-1993 by George Pierre Castile.

Book Review of, Power Lines by Andrew Needham.

Book review of: Recognition Odysseys by Brian Klopotek.

Book review of 3 books: Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan: Our Dream Is That Our Peoples Will One Day be Clearly Recognized as Nations by Harold Cardinal and Walter Hildebrandt. Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur Ray and Jim Miller. Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 by Jill St. Germain.

Book review of 14 books: Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel. Names, Numbers, and Northern Policy by Valerie Alia. Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree by Leonard Bloomfield. Guide to Oral History Collections in Canada/Guide des fonds d'histoire orale au Canada by Normand Fortier. The Mohicans of Stockbridge by Patrick Frazier. 500 Jahre danach: Zur heutigen Lage der indigenen Volker beider Amerika (500 Years Thereafter: The Present Day Situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Both Americas) edited by Peter R.

Book review of: Pratt, the Red Man's Moses by Elaine Goodale Eastman. All book reviews of one pdf. To access review, scroll to appropriate page.

Discusses several books that delve into the history and policy for American Indians, including issues related to law and justice, education, and cross-cultural relations.

Looks at ethnohistorical documentation and interpretation concerning reserve boundaries and the rights of the Natives to hunt, fish, and gather on the lands ceded by treaty.

Examines the genocidal mentality of the settler population and argues that if the current status quo remains we will continue down a deadly course.

Discusses a unique governance system and challenges facing tribal governments and communities. Duration: 41:32. Includes textual transcript. Requires creation of a free account to access materials.

Applied Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005.

Discusses U.S.Government draft policies during World War II and the response of Commissioner Indian Affairs, John Collier, and Native American tribes. Issues included wardship versus citizenship and tribal sovereignty.

Comments by a former Secretary of War, U.S. Senator from Michigan, Secretary of State and a Presidential candidate in 1848. Originally published in The North American Review, January, 1840.

Brings attention to cultural, social and structural barriers that continue to restrict Native American's access to health care and the failure of Congress to provide necessary resources.

Book review of: The Brothertown Nation of Indians by Brad D. E. Jarvis.

Book review of: Buying America From the Indians by Blake A. Watson.

Book review of: Buying America from the Indians by Blake A. Watson. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 118.

American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2015.

Discusses McKenney's stand on the factory system, the Civilization Fund Act of 1819, and the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2005.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1989.

Discussion on the early writings by Aboriginal authors and the lack of Aboriginal fiction and poetry in the sixties. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 167 to read article.

Compares how two well-known Aboriginal works challenge limiting definitions of Aboriginal peoples and shows how the legal system manipulates these definitions to take away land or rights. Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 49.

Looks at the genocide of the Indigenous population over the past 300 years in the United States. Duration: 1:03:10.

Provides overview of some of the notable American individual producers cashing in on the stampede during the 1890s.

Explores contexts and subtexts of the debate about American national identity.

Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Oklahoma State University, 2010.

Examines the philosophies and goals of Native American assimilation into Anglo-American culture.

Lesson plan for use with Grades 5-12.

Bibliography of programs, letters, government reports, student memory books, and other resources in the manuscript collection.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--American University, 1979.

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2006

"Second edition." Reflects attitudes and policies of the time.

Discusses how the founder of Carlisle Indian Industrial School manipulated coverage of the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee to further his own agenda of eliminating the competition in the Catholic contract schools.

Off-reservation boarding school established to counteract influence of Protestantism. Discusses policies and curriculum which were taken from both the Catholic and governmental school systems.

Discusses the history & conditions of boarding schools and the impact on Native children.

Senator discusses challenges facing American Indian youth such as having a conventional childhood, getting a good education and being able to find employment in today's market.

Investigates the history of health care delivery to recognized tribes in the United States.