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)

The Washington Report identifies legislation of interest to Indian people, namely the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1977, Navajo/Hopi Relocation Amendments, HR 12860, Supreme Court summaries, and bills which failed in the Congress. (RTS)

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)

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)

Discusses rates, characteristics, and causes of suicide among young Native Americans. Compares suicide statistics of several tribes with those of the overall U.S. population. Analyzes suicide attempts and other self-destructive behavior. Describes problems faced by Indian adolescents and offers some solutions. (SO)

Describes the impact of dislocation and resettlement on Afghan refugees, especially the tribally organized Pakhtuns, living in Peshawar, Pakistan, and in nearby camps. Finds that cultural conditions of resettlement, rather than the upheaval of migration, are most damaging to traditional Pakhtun society. (GC)

Notes that two failings of the book are the short comings in historical coverage, and the lack of integration of anthropological knowledge of the Dakota with the historical narrative. (Author/AM)

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) monies are used primarily to provide subsidized child care services to low-income working families through vouchers or certificates. This report to Congress describes and analyzes the most current information about the CCDF including that drawn from state plans, expenditure reports, case-level reports, and…

Different groups of American Indians, who speak different languages, live in Arizona and New Mexico, and those parts of California, Nevada, Utah and Texas considered The Southwest''. (Author)

The Blackwolf'' decision determined that American Indian tribal courts cannot transfer juveniles judged to be delinquent to the state for confinement at the state training school because this is beyond the state court's authority. (FF)