The legislative history of American Indian involvement in the submarginal lands issue is reviewed. (JC)

Public Law 280, enacted in 1953, dealt with termination but resulted in challenges to tribal jurisdiction. Practically no legislation has been enacted since then which would help with the question of jurisdiction in civil and criminal areas. (AH)

The Indian Bill of Rights was passed in 1968, and although it stopped transfer of jurisdiction from tribes to State courts, it also created problems for tribal governments and tribal judges. (AH)

The Mattaponi Indian Reservation (West Point, Virginia) began its Educational Trading Post in 1969. Its purpose is to teach people of all races that America did not begin with the English landing at Jamestown. (KM)

The article briefly summarizes criteria established by law for those interested in the general procedure for instituting an American Indian bilingual education program. Title VII Elementary and Secondary Education Act projects serving American Indians and Alaskan Natives are also listed. (KM)

A report by the Department of the Interior on the misuse of Johnson-O'Malley funds in Oklahoma is reprinted in its entirety. The questionable costs total over $400 thousand, and the report recommends that the Bureau of Indian Affairs seek compensation and adjustment for the misspent funds. (KM)

The article is the result of a search for a management education model that will contribute to 2 goals for Native Americans living on reservations -- improving the quality of life, and self determination. The most effective framework for reservation management education is a coherent, long-term strategy for increasing organizational effectiveness.…

Pending legislation would allow those tribes, who have had their civil and criminal jurisdictional powers taken without their consent, to regain those powers if the tribes so desired. (AH)

The Urban Indian Development Association (UIDA) was founded in 1969 upon the principle that Indian leadership is essential in solving Indian problems. The first Indian business development organization in this country, UIDA helps clients develop realistic plans for their first year of business operation, including sales, distribution, equipment,…

Government failure to protect Indian water rights has grown so serious in the arid regions of the West that the very existence of Indians as Indians is now in peril. (Author)

Created in April of 1975, the Intra-Departmental Council on Indian Affairs constitutes an effort toward coordination, cooperation, and complementary utilization of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare resources with respect to American Indians. (JC)