Examines legal and ethical issues related to Internet use and use of other technologies in Native American communities. Discusses conflict between federal telecommunications policy and the principles of tribal sovereignty, cultural appropriation, intellectual property rights, gatekeeping to limit access to traditional knowledge, and effects of…

Linguists working with endangered American Indian languages must realize that fieldwork is a cooperative venture, requiring that control be relinguished to the community. The relationship with the tribe must be negotiated, and linguists must return something concrete to the community in terms of language revival. Working in language teams that…

Identifies the problems faced by the Indian education system and lists the goals of the Indian Nations at Risk Task Force, which was created in 1991 to improve tribal education by the year 2000. Addresses the need for further change in K-12 schooling, stressing partnerships and research as necessary proponents of educational success. (YKH)

This guide contains information and learning activities for teaching elementary and secondary school students about federal-Indian relations, treaty rights, and tribal sovereignty in Wisconsin. The guide was developed to meet provisions of the 1989 Wisconsin Act 31 that required social studies curriculum to include instruction on treaty rights and…

This two-volume document is the final report of the White House Conference on Indian Education, mandated by 1987 amendments to the Indian Education Act. Volume 1 opens with a history of the conference and the act's implementation. It describes planning and preparations for the conference and includes a discussion of its recurring issues. The…

With training and teaching assistance funds provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for evaluating the effectiveness of BIA programs in their communities, tribal governments may decide for themselves which of three possible sources--government, private, or tribe--will administer their programs. These are management decisions which require…

One in a series of four histories of native Nevadans, this volume presents the story of the Northern Paiute people, or Numa, who lived, hunted, and travelled in the Great Basin area which occupies one-third of present day Nevada and parts of Oregon, Idaho, and California. Based on interviews with tribal elders and research conducted at numerous…

Appointed by the President, the fifteen Indian and Alaska Native members of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) are charged by law to advise the Congress and the Commissioner of Education in a number of areas concerning the administration of programs in which Indian children and adults participate and to submit an Annual…

Designed to provide insight into the proceedings, transactions, and findings of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, this 1979-80 annual report reflects the Commission's efforts to act in a liaison capacity between tribes and state government and to provide tribes with technical assistance. The report describes 17 projects completed during…

This reader, one of three designed to provide adults in basic education/GED programs with meaningful material based on Native American cultures, includes selections appropriate for advanced reading ability (grade 7 and above). The twelve readings focus on culture, history, and contemporary concerns of Native Americans. Each selection includes a…

Assesses impact of the Canadian government's 1969 White Paper on Indian policy and the 1971 National Indian Brotherhood policy paper, "Indian Control of Indian Education," with regard to implementation of Indian control of Indian education. (MH)

Unpublished unexpurgated draft of final report of the Indian Nations At-Risk Task Force. Calls for a new Treaty of 1992 to end the secret war of assimilation waged against Native peoples through public schools and other means. Describes the miserable results of widespread "pseudo" Native education, and outlines elements of true Native…

In this collection of essays, a Native American feminist intellectual, poet, and literary scholar grapples with issues she encountered as a Native American in academia. The essays examine and criticize the enormous impact of America's media culture and ask questions about who is telling Native peoples' stories, where cultural authority lies, and…

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…

This book presents a collection of essays concerning the history and culture of the Oneidas of Wisconsin. Two separate perspectives emphasizing Oneida cultural persistence are presented: views of the academic world and those of the Oneida community. Part I of the book focuses on the history and adaptations of the Oneidas in their New York homeland…