Discusses the relationship between Indians and the Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning coal and uranium supplies in three areas: Window Rock, Arizona; Crow, Montana; and Washington, D.C. (Author/AM)

Describes the fight of the Menominees of Wisconsin, with intense Indian support across the country, against termination--a policy which attempted to force Indian assimilation; the Menominee restoration bill is seen as a major test of whether the political system can correct abuses of Indian rights. (Author/JM)

Reviews two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Indian hunting and fishing, arguing that if Indians want to fish commercially they must join white society and fish according to the rules of that society. (JM)

Argues that the core of the Indians' problem is the inability of their community to achieve a sense of control over its own destiny, and explores ways in which the Indians can organize to gain the necessary internal cohesion, resources, and capabilities in order to create a satisfactory position within American society. (JM)

Discusses problems of daily life, jobs, education, and government at the capital of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, focusing on such local institutions as the Navajo tribal administration, the Tribal Council, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Tohatchi High School. (Author/JM)

Argues that an understanding of the unique legal status of American Indians is essential to appreciating the myriad of problems faced by the more than 300 tribes in the U.S.: Indian law is a complex field based upon numerous treaties, statutes, regulations, and court decisions. (Author/JM)

Presents a context for such criticisms of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as: insufficient numbers of Indians in high positions; insensitivity toward Indians and their problems; mishandling of the funding of programs; inability or unwillingness to protect Indian interests; and, refusal to serve nonreservation Indians. (JM)

A statement of the administration's position on Indian affairs, discussing budget; the Bureau of Indian Affairs; such programs as Indian health, the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, and OEO/HEW Community Action; the American Indian National Bank; Indian personnel and participation in BIA; Alaska claims; and other topics. (JM)