Profiles American Indian and Alaska Native leaders of the 1970s: Lucy Covington (Colville), who blocked tribal termination; Joe DeLaCruz (Quinault), Reuben Snake (Winnebago), and Peter MacDonald (Navajo), tribal presidents who enforced tribal sovereignty; Ada Deer (Menominee) and other graduates of the American Indian Law Center's summer programs;…

Kake Tribal Corporation's purchase of a seafood cold storage facility in southeast Alaska is an example of the growing economic clout of Alaska's tribal corporations. However, many claim that the pro-development forces of corporations are weakening the subsistence economy and culture of Alaska Natives. Conflicts involve Native hunting and fishing…

Written with the broad goal of involving high school students in Bristol Bay, Alaska, in the planning and design of their region's future, this combined teacher guide and student text contains the third and fourth units of a seven-unit curriculum. Unit III covers the terms of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the complicated issues…

This combined teacher guide and student text is written with the broad goal of involving high school students in Bristol Bay, Alaska, in the planning and design of their region's future. Unit I introduces changes occurring on village and regional levels, discusses planning strategies for community development, and presents village profiles for…