The relationship established by Congress was defined by the American Indian Policy Review Commission as established legal obligation, which requires the United States to protect and enhance Indian resources and government, and to provide economic and social programs to raise the standard of living of the Indian people to a level comparable to the…

This article is a response from James Cain, Greene County (Ohio) Commissioner, concerning an August 1978 journal article on the adoption of an Indian position by the National Association of Counties ("NAC Adopts Indian Platform"). (Editor/RTS)

The Council on Economic Priorities charged the BIA with violating its "moral obligations of highest responsibility and trust," because it approved coal leases with low royalty rates on the basis of weak environmental research. This article implies that tribes are more likely to receive equitable leases by negotiating directly with…

Responding to GAO's report to Congress entitled "Water Rights Reserved for Federal and Indian Reservations: A Growing Controversy in Need of Resolution", this article asserts GAO's discussion is incomplete and sometimes inaccurate, while placing the burden of compromise on the Indian. (Author/RTS)

The first position paper to be presented by the Navajo, the Sioux, and the Iroquois nations, this statement asks President Carter to meet with the traditional and spiritual leaders of these American Indians to begin serious negotiations on issues vital to the survival--physical and spiritual--of Native Peoples. (JC)

Principles submitted by American Indian leaders to the Federal Government are presented as the basic guidelines for Federal actions regarding Indian water rights. (JC)

Reviewing the Carter Administration's views regarding four American Indian cases brought before the Supreme Court, this article asserts that "those who are looking to the White House for consistent support and leadership in their efforts to strengthen Indian sovereignty will be well advised to look elsewhere". (JC)

Letters written by Houma Indians, tribal friends, and Federal bureaucrats and reproduced for this article depict the historical educational struggles of the unrecognized Houma Indians of Louisiana. (JC)

The Houma's history from the seventeenth century unto the present is presented emphasizing their struggle for tribal dignity and federal recognition. (RST)

Explaining the basis of Indian water rights, including the Winters doctrine, this article includes a report on President Carter's recently proposed water policy, a summary of the Comptroller General's report on reserved water rights in response to the President's proposal, and a synopsis of a water quantification bill to be introduced in the 96th…

Establishing that the Seminoles have present, treaty-guaranteed rights to the lands where they live and other Florida lands, this article details the Seminole claims prosecuted in the Indian Claims Commission, maintaining it was unauthorized by the traditional Seminole, unlawful, and in some respects fraudulent. (JC)

Summarizing President Carter's FY 79 Indian budget, this article presents tabular data describing this budget in terms of: departments and programs (Departments of: Health, Education, and Welfare; Interior; Housing and Urban Development; Commerce; and Labor); FY 78 appropriations vs requests; and the increases or decreases in dollars and…

Peter MacDonald questioned why the Administration had not consulted Indians in formulating a policy that would necessarily rely on Indian resources. (NQ)

This article is an attempt to explain the background to the request for a Presidential Treaty Commission by the Lakota Treaty Council. (RTS)