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Peer reviewedSioui, George; And Others – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1995
Three Native Americans discuss Native American history and the quest for tribal sovereignty, their educational experiences, their views on the conference and the development of a First Nations graduate program, the importance of preserving and transmitting Native American culture and language, and the importance of Native Americans with advanced…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, Cultural Maintenance
Deloria, Vine, Jr. – Winds of Change, 1990
Historical and recent examples indicate that, in the areas of property ownership/use and tribal self-government, federal policy has frequently ignored complexities and abandoned Indians to learn from their experiences. Indian college students can substitute professional education for practical experience to ensure tribal survival and sensible land…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians, Culture Conflict
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Direct linkCaldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
Svensson, Frances – Bilingual Resources, 1981
Historical development of the politically, socially, economically, and racially scattered and factionalized Indian communities has led to a situation in which the development of symbolic ideology of broad appeal is necessary in the emergence of a substantive ideology. Language has an increasingly important role in the mobilization of American…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
Peer reviewedWilliams, Walter L. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1983
During the nineteenth century, the expansion of the United States at the expense of Native Americans was achieved more through diplomatic and legal manipulation than by military conquest. The Supreme Court played a critical role by providing legal justification for the loss of sovereignty rather than neutral arbitration. (JHZ)
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedMcKenna, Francis R. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1981
Multiculturalism, with its presumed liberal, humane acceptance of cultural differences is a facade to mask the real agenda for American Indians: acceleration of domestic dependency. Indian cultures, institutions, and humanity are suppressed, manipulated, and crushed by the policies and actions of the government of the United States and its people.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
American Indian Journal, 1979
Law firm analysis which reviews developments in Indian law, discusses holdings and implications of some important Supreme Court decisions (Boldt Case, Yakima Public Law 280 Case, Blackbird Bend Case), analyzes litigation trends which appear to be developing, and comments on the future conduct of Indian litigation. (DS)
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Court Litigation, Court Role
Kammer, Jerry – American Indian Journal, 1979
The paper outlines the history of the long-standing dispute over land in Arizona co-owned by the Navajo and Hopi. It details the confusing history and predicted effects of related governmental action and legislation and describes the position of important personalities on all sides of the issue. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedSahr, David E. – Social Education, 1997
Provides an overview of historic Native American tribal government structures and discusses ways of integrating this subject into the social studies curriculum. Specifically examines the tribal governments of the Iroquois, Muscogee, Lakota, and Pueblos. Includes illustrations, a list of references, and suggested teaching activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedNess, Jean E. – Tribal College Journal, 2002
Presents a case study of 13 tribal college students who either completed or dropped out of their programs. Identifies societal, organizational, institutional, family, and individual factors associated with these students' completion, including: (1) lack of money; (2) inadequate preparation; (3) health problems; and (4) housing problems. Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations
Peer reviewedJosephson, M. I. (Joe) – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1986
Argues that Canadian Indians should establish their own universities and exert complete control over them. Compares higher education in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria, using Saudi Arabia as an example of a country that managed to reap the benefits of Western educational expertise without sacrificing its own culture and values. (JHZ)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives
Merculieff, Ilarion – Winds of Change, 1996
An Aleut community leader from the Pribilof Islands (Alaska) reflects on what he learned from the economic crisis that threatened the viability of his community during the 1980s. He suggests that the spiritual healing of the individual is central to the healing of the whole community, elimination of conflict, and fulfillment of any vision for the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
Peer reviewedCook-Lynn, Elizabeth – WICAZO SA Review, 1997
Native American Studies has failed to develop into an academic discipline because of the continued influence of postcolonial theories, attempts to discredit Native American scholars, politically determined research agendas, and the ideology of the "New Historicism." Native American Studies must seek autonomy from other opportunistic…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Studies, American Indians, College Faculty
Leonard, Gloria; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Four articles discuss library services to diverse user groups. Highlights include the Seattle Public Library's Human Diversity Training Program for library staff; cultural diversity at the University of Northern Colorado, including library collection development; information needs of physicists in special libraries; and library services to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, American Indians, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Ramirez-Shkwegnaabi, Benjamin – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2003
Throughout the nineteenth century Anishinaabeg leaders from the Great Lakes met in treaty councils with U.S. commissioners. Trained for years as astute listeners and eloquent speakers, these diplomats put their skills to the test as they negotiated with their non-Indian counterparts, whose primary responsibility was to serve the interests of the…
Descriptors: Treaties, International Relations, Federal Government, American Indian Studies
