In this paper, processes of gentrification are assessed in relation to non-commercial farming: the production of agricultural commodities without the intent of earning a living. The author argues that due to the connection between residence and productive assets (particularly land) inherent in farming, agricultural gentrification represents a…

This article seeks to explain the nature of the arguments the Iroquois presented to the US government in trying to prevent their removal. In the letters they wrote to the federal government from the 1830s to the 1850s they emphasized their own law as well as that of the United States. They drew on whatever perception of law they deemed was best…

Examining the theory used by the Puritans to justify their jurisdictional claims in America, this essay discusses Roger Williams' arguments for the validity and significance of the English patent in New England as applicable to the Narragansett Indians and to dissident Rhode Islanders. (JC)

A biography of Red Cloud, a Sioux Chief (1822-1909), the book is written for upper elementary and junior high school readers, as well as for older readers. The text describes Red Cloud's encounters with the white men while defending the Sioux hunting grounds in South Dakota and Nebraska. That Red Cloud fought only with words and never with weapons…

The Western Shoshone traditionals have challenged the ruling of the Indian Claims Commission in an effort to reclaim 24 million acres of Nevada land originally promised to them by the Federal Government. (JC)

Presenting arguments for consideration by the United Nations Decolonization Committee, this article: illustrates that under generally accepted definitions of colonialism Indian nations remain colonies today; discusses twentieth century changes in laws of territorial acquisition, agression, and self-determination; and asserts that Indian nations…

The Legal Commission of the International Non-Governmental Organizations Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations adopted the following agenda: legal status of indigenous populations; the land question; indigenous laws and courts; discrimination against indigenous peoples in existing laws and their application; and creation of…

Court cases involving Papago lands and mining interests are discussed in terms of the General Allotment Act of 1887. (JC)

The Washington Report currently identifies, analyzes and tracks legislation, administrative agencies' regulations and Supreme Court decisions relating to Indian affairs. (Author)

Focusing on the development of American Indian law and order, this monograph presents basic historical data chronologically ordered under the following headings: (1) Indian America (tribal and linguistic groups, migration, the American cultural zones); (2) Colonial America (early colonization, Indian legal land title vs. title of occupancy, Indian…

Prepared as part of the program of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development under Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972, this compendium cites 194 state laws related to public control of privately owned land outside developed urban areas in 12 Northeastern States. Arranged alphabetically and ordered chronologically, this…

Presented in a simple and straightforward manner, this publication answers questions basic to an understanding of the American Indian and his socioeconomic position in the United States. The following identify major areas covered and representative questions: (1) The Indian People (Who is an Indian?); (2) The Legal Status of Indians (Are Indians…

Focusing on the protection of Native American places of worship and religious property, this monograph cites several pertinent guarantees of religious freedom found in constitutional or treaty laws, and in court decisions; and gives samples of their abuse throughout history. These guarantees of Native rights are found in the First and Fifth…

Vesting Congress with implied powers over American Indians produces attitudes and assumptions which are extremely influential. There are seven such controlling assumptions: Congress is presumed to act in good faith toward Indians; the belief that past policies were based upon some intelligent criteria that incorporated an understanding of…