A qualitative, collective case study explores bereavement rituals in the Muscogee Creek tribe. Data from interviews with 27 participants, all adult members of the tribe, revealed consensus on participation in certain bereavement rituals. Common rituals included (a) conducting a wake service the night before burial; (b) never leaving the body alone…

This research focuses on two elements of contemporary American Indian natural resource management. First, the authors explore the capacity of tribes to manage natural resources, including the merging of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with Western science. Second, they analyze tribal management in the context of local and regional…

This annual report describes the goals and activities of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 1990-91. The commission is made up of seven tribal representatives, two non-Indians, and six ex-officio members from state government. In October 1990, the commission held a 2-day Indian Town Hall in Phoenix (Arizona) on the future of…

It is argued that American Indians should relinquish their state citizenship, as this would enhance tribal affiliation which when strengthened would further the Indian-Federal relationship. (JC)

Ninety-nine articles published between 1825 and 1974 pertaining to the role of women in Native American societies are cited. (NQ)

Article considered the nomadic existence of Iranian tribes and the efforts of their country to deliver educational services to them. Specifically, a successful experiment in tribal education was discussed. (RK)

Identified as a "transliteration" of J. L. Lafitau's "Les Moeurs des Sauvages Ameriquain" (1724), this article offers data on the political structure of the Iroquois government when at its height of power in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. (JC)

American Indian tribes, bands, or groups are listed for which the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has definite responsibility. In addition, those that have been terminated from BIA services in recent years, and those recognized only for claims purposes, have been listed. Certain other categories are also shown. The basic listing is by state.…

This student booklet, one of a series of readings on minority cultures, contains nine Indian folktales. Stories included are: Minnesota is Minabozho's Land, about the way Minnesota was formed; How We Got the Rainbow; How the Birds Came to Have Their Many Colors; The Study of Coyote and Moradjawinga (Earth Wanderer); The Four Winds, A Sioux legend,…

The meaning of totems for American Indians is discussed. (NQ)

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)

It is suggested that Polyvalent Centers, providing for the multifarious educational needs of individuals and the community, might serve the tribal communities of India. (LH)

The National Congress of American Indians staged a major panel discussion which focused around recent federal actions pressuring or threatening to pressure Indians to quantify their water rights. (RTS)