There was less major legislation passed than in the 93rd and 94th Congresses, with many bills which affected specific tribes, including: AK-Chin Water Settlement, religious freedom resolution, four Indian claims cases, an extension of Indian Financing Act, education bills, and the extension of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. (RTS)

Describes the maze of legal, historical and political maneuverings the Abenaki Indians are struggling with in order to achieve federal recognition of their ancestral tribal identity. (DS)

Legislation of interest to Indian people is classified into several categories: bills introduced in the House or the Senate, then referred to committees; hearings and committee reports; meetings and reports of testimony by supporters and opponents of a particular bill; and bills passed by both chambers and signed by the president. (RTS)

The relationship established by Congress was defined by the American Indian Policy Review Commission as established legal obligation, which requires the United States to protect and enhance Indian resources and government, and to provide economic and social programs to raise the standard of living of the Indian people to a level comparable to the…

This article continues a series on Native American sterilization, based on a conference of the National Council of Churches' Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO). Also included are an article and a report by the American Civil Liberties Union. (Author/RTS)

The Washington Report currently identifies, analyzes and tracks legislation, administrative agencies' regulations and supreme court decisions relating to Indian affairs. (RTS)

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

Reviewing Indian land claims and their impact on anti-Indian groups, states, Indian Claims Commission, and the federal government, this article reviews the Maine land claim, Taos Blue Lake, and the Submarginal Lands Act of 1933. (RTS)

To provide Tribal Councils and enterprises with fundamental guidelines to organize and administer enterprises as profit-seeking businesses, the paper is presented in four sections: differences in basic purposes (business vs. government); organizational considerations; fiscal management considerations; and guidelines for organizing and establishing…

Indians have the lowest life expectancy of any group in the US; the general state of Indian health lags 25 years behind the rest of the population. Article discusses problems of health delivery systems, alternative approaches to health care, and some of the most pressing health problems. (DS)

This article identifies legislation, summarizes and classifies published documents, and summarizes select Indian cases in the Supreme Court dockets as of Nov. 18, 1978, which are of special interest to Indian people. (RTS)

Reviewing the Carter Administration's views regarding four American Indian cases brought before the Supreme Court, this article asserts that "those who are looking to the White House for consistent support and leadership in their efforts to strengthen Indian sovereignty will be well advised to look elsewhere". (JC)

This article argues a legal basis by which Indians can regain artifacts from museums on the premise that Indian artifacts can rarely be separated from Indian religions. (Author)

Discusses past exploitation of Indians by energy development efforts on tribal lands and forecasts a changing climate in the coming decade in which tribes may negotiate vastly improved economic agreements for development of their resources or may reject energy development altogether. (DS)

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)