This is an essay about Indian claims for the return of historically stolen lands, written from the perspective of a "Western" academic moral philosopher. I want to try to outline points of agreement and disagreement between Indian and Western moral conceptions and to seek common ground on which land claims can be more clearly evaluated…

This paper focuses on contemporary re-imaginings of the land in North Sutherland that counter global, modernist discourse. One narrative concerns the reinvention of the past; the other concerns the reconstruction of the present. Through both, people create what Edward Said (Culture and Imperialism. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1994) calls a…

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…

Letters written by Houma Indians, tribal friends, and Federal bureaucrats and reproduced for this article depict the historical educational struggles of the unrecognized Houma Indians of Louisiana. (JC)

Establishing that the Seminoles have present, treaty-guaranteed rights to the lands where they live and other Florida lands, this article details the Seminole claims prosecuted in the Indian Claims Commission, maintaining it was unauthorized by the traditional Seminole, unlawful, and in some respects fraudulent. (JC)

Three judical decisions (Johnson vs McIntosh, Cherokee Nation vs State of Georgia, and Worcester vs Georgia) are cited as "the root and vine of the field of jurisprudence" re: decisions imposed upon the American Indian and rendered during the first half of the 19th century when the U.S. was experiencing a national crisis. (JC)

The purpose of this paper is to examine United States law to determine whether it is possible for American Indian peoples and governments to effectively assert and vindicate their rights as distinct peoples and as nations (the doctrines of political question, plenary power, Tee-Hit-Ton, and sovereign immunity are addressed). (JC)

Describes the different approaches taken in managing the resources provided in large donations of forested land to three Southeastern universities: the University of Georgia, the University of Mississippi, and Auburn University (Alabama). Also reports on a survey of forest- owning institutions and notes conflicts over managing the land for income…

In this study we identify factors that influence farmers' expectations to sell some or all of their farming operation in areas where the increase in the conversion of agricultural land has been relatively rapid. Findings indicate that the following factors increase farmers' propensity to sell some or all of the agricultural operation for…

Maintaining that a Federal policy re: unresolved American Indian claims is a necessary element for an overall Federal policy toward Indian affairs, this statement by the Assistant Chief of the Indian Claims Section/Land and Natural Resources Division argues against enactment of: H.R. 2664 (a bill "to amend the Indian Claims Commission Act of…

School administrators should view site acquisition, development, and maintenance as an investment, not a cost. (Author/MLF)

Detailing the history of legal counsel for the Navajo Nation, this article illustrates the increasing importance of the Nation's legal counsel to the future of the Navajo. (JC)