Although several academic associations in the United States devote at least some part of their annual conferences to research on American Indians, many scholars of indigenous populations have long felt they lacked an intellectual home, a place where they could gather with large numbers of people who share their interests. A fledgling organization,…

Publication of research about Hopi religion has tribal leaders worried about revelation of closely guarded cultural knowledge, transmitted to only a few privileged tribal members. Some see the issue as evidence of a growing movement among Indians to gain control of cultural identity; others call it censorship. (MSE)

A nationwide movement, including federal legislation, to return privately and publicly held Indian artifacts and remains to tribes is causing concern among anthropologists that research will be slowed. Others feel the need for cooperation among scholars, and Native Americans will improve relations and not hinder research. (MSE)