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Chin, Jeremiah; Bustamante, Nicholas; Solyom, Jessica Ann; Brayboy, Bryan McKinley Jones – Theory Into Practice, 2016
In 2007, the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma amended its constitution to limit membership to only those who can trace lineal descent to an individual listed as "Cherokee by Blood" on the final Dawes Rolls. This exercise of sovereignty paradoxically ties the Dawes Rolls, the colonial instruments used to divide the lands and peoples of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Tribes, Self Determination, African Americans
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Prins, Harald E. L. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1993
Asserts that, by the time English Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in 1620, as many as 2,000 American Indians had already made the passage to Western Europe. Maintains that, although most of the Native Americans who traveled to Europe went as slaves, those who went after 1500 traveled for other reasons. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Cultural Differences, Cultural Exchange
Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Reno. – 1976
The first in a series of four histories of native Nevadans, this volume presents the story of the Southern Paiutes, or Nuwuvi. Based on interviews with tribal members and research conducted at numerous archives and record centers, the history begins with a description of the ancient culture and territory of the many Nuwuvi bands that lived,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indian Reservations, American Indians