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Peer reviewedFeraca, Stephen E. – Society, 1990
Describes the effects of affirmative action on hiring practices in federal agencies dealing with American Indian issues. Indicates that the policy of Indian preference in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS), begun during the mid-1960s, has had serious negative repercussions for personnel standards. (AF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indians, Court Litigation, Employment Practices
