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Wilkins, David E.; Lightfoot, Sheryl – American Indian Quarterly, 2008
No comprehensive analysis of tribal constitutions has ever been conducted, so this project aims to begin filling this significant gap in American, constitutional, and comparative politics research. In this study, the authors examine only one small but significant element of Native constitutions: oaths of office for incoming tribal government…
Descriptors: Tribes, Word Order, Employment Practices, Public Officials
Weaver, Kenneth L., Ed. – 1990
This document discusses tribal governance as part of the "Native American Week" on Montana State University's Bozeman campus. The document contains a commissioned paper, a panel discussion, a speech, and a list of legal documents of tribal governments in Montana. The commissioned paper, "Federal Indian Policy: A Summary," by…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cultural Differences
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Clemmer, Richard O. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1986
Compares the impact of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 on the Hopis, Western Shoshones, and Southern Utes with regard to land reform, economic development, and tribal management. Describes salient tribal characteristics prior to 1934, and federal government tactics to force acceptance of the Act. Contains 83 references. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Case Studies
Philp, Kenneth R., Ed. – 1986
Keynote addresses and panel sessions at a conference examining Indian history in the 50 years since the passage of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) are collected in this volume. Part One discusses the Indian New Deal and federal Indian policy from 1933-1945. Part Two deals with 1945-1960 and the federal policy of terminating tribal status. Part…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Federal Indian Relationship