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O'Brien, Sharon – 1989
This book describes the struggle of American Indian tribes and their governments to achieve the goals of freedom and tribal sovereignty. Part 1 provides a case study of the Mississippi Choctaws and their efforts to reestablish their tribal government, and introduces the structure, function, and values of the traditional governments of the…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education
Pevar, Stephen L. – 1983
Published in cooperation with the American Civil Liberties Union, the guide sets forth the rights of American Indians under the present law and offers suggestions on how these rights can be protected. Using a question and answer format, the book covers the changes in Indian policies from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 to the present day,…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Dyck, Noel – 1997
This book details the history of Indian residential schooling in the Prince Albert region of Saskatchewan from the early 19th century to 1995. Following a foreword by Grand Chief Alphonse Bird of the Prince Albert Grand Council, the book overviews the five distinct institutional periods of Indian residential schooling in Saskatchewan: (1)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, Boarding Schools, Canada Natives
Greaves, Tom, Ed. – 1994
This sourcebook presents a collection of papers focusing on the intellectual property rights (IPR) of indigenous peoples--their rights to protect and control their cultural knowledge. Subsidiary IPR goals are to manage the degree and process by which cultural knowledge is shared with outsiders and, in some instances, to be justly compensated for…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Community Control
Davis, Mary B., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This encyclopedia contains articles reviewing important aspects of Native American life in the United States during the 20th century. Articles are arranged alphabetically by subject and were written by Native Americans, historians, anthropologists, and other specialists. Overview articles cover subjects such as art, economic conditions,…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History
Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar, Ed. – 1979
A collection of 13 scholarly articles and essays, this book makes available hard-to-find information and theories about American Indian economic development. Part I, "The Land and the People", emphasizes cultural traditions and beliefs of Indian people and traces the development of the concept of sovereignty and its applicability to…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Colonialism
Huff, Delores J. – 1997
This book explores the legacy of institutional racism in American Indian education, presents two contrasting assessments of Indian education in public and tribal schools, and outlines a more aggressive federal role to assure equity in local school systems. For most of its history, federally funded Indian education aimed to assimilate American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Educational Assessment
