The Anishnabeg ceremony of peace pipe smoking centered upon the theme of inner personal peace as the principle of conduct and relationship with the world wherein smoking became a prayer for wisdom, an act of thanksgiving, and a preparation for admittance to the land of peace. (JC)

At the most abstract level it can be asked whether tribes today have an international personality, whether they can be recognized internationally as sovereign entities. The answer can tell us whether the treaties signed between the tribes and the U.S. have an international status and if so, what sort of status that is. (AUTHOR/NQ)

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)

Naming a variety of resources for the study of colonial and Native American legal history, this article illustrates the importance of these neglected resources in: both legal and non-legal studies (e.g., Indian tribal society), Indian-white relations, and Indians as a minority in white society of modern times. (JC)

Leads into a discussion of Chinua Achebe's "Arrow of God" (1964) from his earlier novel "Things Fall Apart" (1958), because such a comparative approach provides an opportunity to see Achebe's elaboration and development of a subject that is obviously dear to his heart, namely, the trials and tribulations of a dynamic society as…

Indian youth form a new generation, and they are impatient for change and self determination in their own lives and are deeply stirred to make a commitment to serve the needs of their own tribal communities. These concerns and hopes highlight a dialogue among several Indian students. (Author)

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)

Pictures and/or descriptions of the feats of notable Indian athletes, including Ed Rogers, Jim Thorpe, William Dietz, Gus Welch, and Louis Tewanima. Traces the trends in Indian athletics from the first part of the century to contemporary times and discusses Indian athletes as media figures. (DS)

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)

The Navajo Nation's government is organized into 102 chapters. Each chapter has a "chapter house", where they meet, have social affairs, read and learn together, and where families get together to talk about their community affairs. This article briefly describes the chapters. (NQ)

The Anishinabe use of dreams to guide raiding parties and of dream catchers to catch bad dreams guides a discussion of whether dreams are technology. The larger question is how the technology we use places us in relation to the land. Does technology immerse us in nature, or does it separate us from nature so we can measure and control it? (TD)

The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain tribes have developed a joint vocational rehabilitation program that incorporates cultural values and traditions and uses traditional healers and elders as job coaches. Eleven reasons explain why the new program is succeeding where the previous state program did not. (SV)

Objective: Cultural and familial ties are crucial for the overall well-being of children. Extant research and permanency planning practices support the reunification of children with their families when possible. In 1978, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was enacted to promote cultural and familial preservation for Indian children, but sparse…

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is headquartered in southeastern Oklahoma and has a tribal citizenry of just over 175,000. The tribal government currently compacts almost all of the tribe's Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service program funding and runs dozens of tribal businesses that today fund more than 80 percent of the tribal…

At first glance Sioux Lookout is a typical northern Ontario town, situated within an intricate lake and river system, socially focused on year-round outdoor activities, and enveloped by kilometres and more kilometres of undomesticated Canadian Shield landscape. One might think this would be an ideal spot for outdoor education, just as these…