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Who Is An Indian?
Henry, Jeanette; Costo, Rupert – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
A resolution submitted by the National Tribal Chairmen's Association declares only tribes have the right to determine tribal membership. The resolution results from an emergency meeting of the tribes to review the six federal options of defining "Indian" for eligibility to receive educational services. (ERB)
Descriptors: American Indians, Definitions, Eligibility, Federal Indian Relationship
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act: "Native American Religious Issues...Also Land Issues."
White, David R. M. – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
Discusses "serious weaknesses" in a federal task force report on the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (Public Law 95-341). (AN)
Descriptors: American Indians, Beliefs, Federal Indian Relationship, Land Use
Canny CERT Gets Respect, Money, Problems.
O'Gara, Geoffrey – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
The article describes the five-year history of the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT); its leader Peter MacDonald; its problems (growth, leadership, youth involvement, culture conflicts); and its advantages to Indians, government, and business. It also notes the major events of the CERT board meetings recently held in Phoenix, AZ.(SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Energy, Federal Indian Relationship
The 19th Century Native American Poets.
Hogan, Linda – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
The works of four Native American poets, E. Pauline Johnson, Alexander Posey, John Rollin Ridge, and Gertrude Bonnin, are discussed with reference to the late 19th-century federal assimilation policies which were designed to absorb Native Americans into the mainstream of American life. (AN)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indians
Equality in Education for Indian Women.
Krepps, Ethel – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
Historically, Indian women have been denied education due to: early marriage and family responsibilities; lack of money; inadequate family attention to education; the threat education poses to Indian men; and geographical location. Indian tribes can best administer funds and programs to provide the education so necessary for Indian women. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Equal Education, Federal Aid
The Long Walk of the Yavapai.
Bronson, Leisa – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
A capsule history of the Yavapai tribe describes their origin myth; early life-style; increasing involvement with Apaches; leaders; response to White settlers; and resistance and ultimate capitulation to reservation life. The article details the horrors and aftermath of the 1875 forced march from the Verde Reservation to San Carlos. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Federal Indian Relationship
Native Americans in College Textbooks.
Wilson, Raymond – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
Pejorative terms, biased or incomplete maps and illustrations, outdated bibliographies, and narrow or missing coverage characterize the treatment of Native Americans in the latest editions of three leading textbooks used in college level American history survey courses. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Colleges, Current Events
The American Indian and Environmental Issues.
Costo, Rupert – Wassaja, The Indian Historian, 1980
Traces the development of federal-Indian relations as a prelude to current Indian environmental issues. Illustrates the exploitation of reservation economies by energy corporations and the federal government, especially in the area of water rights. Notes problems within tribal governments as they attempt to coexist with the 20th century. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Energy, Energy Conservation