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Downer, Al – Common Ground: Archeology and Ethnography in the Public Interest, 1999
Examines the evolution of historic preservation activities on American Indian reservations and the increasing participation of tribal governments. Discusses amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act that supported tribal involvement; tribal assumption of State Historic Preservation Office functions; preservation as part of cultural…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, Archaeology, Cultural Maintenance
Wilson, James – 1986
About 1.5 million people in the United States identify themselves as Indians. Despite great cultural diversity, all Native groups have a common feature: they suffer poverty and related problems stemming from their relationship to White America. For four generations, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has exercised an incredible degree of economic…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Colonialism, Ethnic Relations
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. – 1992
In October 1991, a Congressional committee heard testimony on proposals to expand and extend the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project. Originally authorized in 1988, the project allows participating tribes to negotiate the transfer of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) programs and services to the tribes through compacts of self-governance and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Educational Policy
Reed, James B. – State Legislative Report, 1991
This report summarizes legislative activities in states that enacted bills and resolutions relating to Native Americans in 1991. Conflicts between states and the Indian tribes within their borders were the subject of significant legislation in 1991. In all, 220 bills and resolutions were introduced in state legislatures; 77 passed and 20 are still…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Economic Development
Lurie, Nancy Oestreich – 1982
Wisconsin encompasses an astonishingly representative illustration of the total historical development of federal Indian policy and Indian reactions to it. Wisconsin's Indian population (at least 25,000 people) is the third largest east of the Mississippi River and offers great diversity (3 major linguistic stocks, 6 broad tribal affiliations, and…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Federal Indian Relationship, Financial Support
Marshall, J.; And Others – 1982
An appeal to the Supreme Court addressd the question whether federal law preempts a state (New Mexico) tax imposed on the gross receipts that a non-Indian construction company (Lembke Construction Company) receives from a tribal school board (Ramah Navajo School Board) for the construction of a school for Navajo children on the reservation. The…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Educational Facilities, Federal Aid
Bland, Laurel LeMieux – 1975
Demonstrating the fact that the United States recognizes tribal groups (American Indians, Eskimos, and/or Aleuts) as sovereign bodies and conducts business and civil affairs with them accordingly, this paper examines an area in U.S. Law that is either unclear or entirely lacking--the treatment of tribal right to ownership or control of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Cultural Background
American Indian Journal, 1978
This article includes a report from the Select Committee to the NCAI Convention, summarizing their activities to date, the Senate floor debate on whether to continue the committee, and the statements of Kirke Kickingbird and Charles Trimble at a hearing before the Rules Committee in support of S. Res. 405 to continue the committee. (RTS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Federal Government

Joe, Jennie R. – Amerasia Journal, 1987
The relationship between Native Americans and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is ambivalent. Most BIA commissioners, like Dillon Myer, have been assimilationists who have tried to get the government "out of Indian business." Recent policies stressing self-determination are in jeopardy as pressure mounts for decreased federal domestic…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Indian Relationship
Lewis, Jack – Environmental Education Report and Newsletter, 1986
Highlights and explains the major components of the Federal Indian Policy and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Policy for the Administration of Environmental Programs on Indian Reservations. Reviews EPA projects which aim to implement aspects of the Federal Indian Policy. Cites examples of efforts encouraging positive federal, state,…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2005
The purpose of this guide is to increase the understanding of the rationale and benefits of States and Tribes working together to provide quality child care choices and services for the children and families they serve. The guide provides a description of Tribal sovereignty and the government-to-government relationship; an overview of the…
Descriptors: Tribal Sovereignty, Tribes, Child Care, American Indians
Ruffing, Lorraine – American Indian Journal, 1980
The second of a two-part series explains the coherent mineral policies that are needed if tribes are to achieve fiscal goals and maintain control of their resources. The article describes how the policies can be implemented via written codes, mineral development corporations, and mining agreements. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indians, Conservation (Environment), Contracts, Economic Development

Ambler, Marjane – Tribal College, 1996
Discusses issues related to cultural survival and the 1990 passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Suggests that cultural protection can make Native Americans appear secretive about their cultures. Projects that the number of tribal museums will increase due to NAGPRA. (AJL)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural Maintenance
Horse, Perry – American Indian Graduate, 2002
American Indian leaders must meld the holistic and cyclical world view of Indian peoples with the linear, rational world view of mainstream society. Tribal leaders need to be statesmen and ethical politicians. Economic and educational development must be based on disciplined long-range planning and a strong, Indian-controlled educational base.…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indians, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Needs

Schwartz, E. A. – American Indian Quarterly, 1994
As commissioner of Indian affairs, John Collier promoted economic development on reservations, supported self-determination, and brought Indian peoples into mainstream federal aid programs (the Indian New Deal). A review of his and his critics' writings focuses on his views about Indian culture, community, socialization, and democracy, and the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Community