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After the Storm: Ojibwe Treaty Rights Twenty-Five Years after the "Voigt" Decision
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Loew, Patty; Thannum, James – American Indian Quarterly, 2011
Twenty-five years ago a "perfect storm" of economic, environmental, and social conditions swirled in northern Wisconsin and battered attempts by the Ojibwe to exercise their treaty-based fishing rights. This article examines the socioeconomic, political, and cultural factors that contributed to the spearfishing crisis twenty-five years…
Descriptors: Treaties, American Indian Education, News Reporting, Cultural Influences
The News.
Sherman, Bob – American Indian Journal, 1980
Discusses the rise of Indian activism during the last decade, including the organization of the American Indian Movement and some of its direct action and confrontation campaigns. Also discusses significant hunting, fishing, water rights and land claims court cases and explores rising strength of tribal energy resources. (DS)
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Court Litigation
The Indigenous World, 1997-98 = El Mundo Indigena, 1997-98.
Erni, Christian, Ed. – 1998
This annual publication (published separately in English and Spanish) examines political, legal, social, environmental, and educational issues concerning indigenous peoples around the world during 1997-98. Part I highlights news events and ongoing situations in specific countries in nine world regions. In the Arctic and North America, these…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indians, Civil Liberties, Conservation (Environment)
Critical Issues in Native North America. IWGIA Document No. 62.
Churchill, Ward, Ed. – 1989
This collection of articles compares the problems and issues facing indigenous nations within the United States and Canada and examines forms of native resistance. Glenn T. Morris and M. Annette Jaimes summarize the evolution of the "legal status" of indigenous nations under U.S. law and examine how U.S. legal definitions undermine…
Descriptors: Activism, Alaska Natives, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations
The Indigenous World, 1996-97 = El Mundo Indigena, 1996-97.
Erni, Christian, Ed. – 1997
This annual publication (published separately in English and Spanish) examines political, legal, social, and educational issues concerning indigenous peoples around the world during 1996-97. Part I highlights news events and ongoing situations in specific countries. In North America, these include threats of proposed oil drilling on sacred sites…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indians, Civil Liberties, Conservation (Environment)
The Indigenous World, 1995-96 = El Mundo Indigena, 1995-96.
Jensen, Marianne, Comp. – 1996
This annual publication examines political, legal, social, and educational issues concerning indigenous peoples around the world during 1995-96. Part I highlights news events and ongoing situations in specific countries, including threats to indigenous territories, human rights violations, political victories, developments at the United Nations,…
Descriptors: Activism, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians