This tribal directory lists the specific Indian agency, Indian tribe, and all administrative offices and divisions of the Portland Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The following Indian agencies, with superintendent's name, address, and telephone number are listed: Colville, Fort Hall, Northern Idaho, Spokane, Umatilla, Warm Springs, Western…

In view of prior treaties and recent laws, American Indian affairs seem to fluctuate between two different problems--the extent of Federal control "over" Indians and the extent of Federal responsibility "to" Indians. Since treaty interpretations often come years after ratification, it is necessary that a treaty be liberally construed to the end…

Compiled to inform the general public of the large body of Native American literature available, this is the most comprehensive bibliography of American and Eskimo authors ever published. It is a revised and enlarged edition of a bibliography published by the Association on American Indian Affairs in 1970. It contains almost 400 titles written or…

Included in this 11th annual tribal directory is information on the American Indian reservations in Arizona, along with their populations and tribal leaders. Names of Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs advisory committee members and Bureau of Indian Affairs area officers are also included, as are names and addresses of personnel in other state…

From its inception, the United States has been faced with the problem of how to treat with the American Indian nations and tribes. This problem is many-faceted: who should deal with Indian affairs; how should the Indian be treated--as citizens or as independent nations; how should the redman be parted from his lands, which were coveted by the…

There is a need for improved communication among different tribes and for American Indian information dissemination through the mass media. For Indians to become involved in developing talent in the area of media technology, it must be assumed that the individual tribal societies and other Indian communities are human entities coequal with the…

Included in this 12th annual tribal directory is information on the American Indian reservations in Arizona, their populations, and tribal leaders. Names of Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs advisory committee members and Bureau of Indian Affairs area officers are also included, as are names and addresses of personnel in other state and Federal…

A brief history of the American Indians of Michigan is presented in this booklet. Separate sections are devoted to each of the 3 tribes: The Chippewa, the Ottawa, and the Potawatomi. Each tribe is described in terms of its economic life, clothing and handicrafts, political system, and religious ideas. Also described are the 4 Indian reservations…

The findings of this study are consistent with the argument that the tribal and Western employees hold different work values because of their dissimilar cultural background. (Author/AM)

The paper answers two questions: why the Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation existed as a legally defined group in 1970; and why the Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes had 5,500 enrolled tribal members in 1970. (Author/AM)

Concludes that black slavery-including slave codes-among the Cherokees was very similar to the institution in the Southern United States. This is not surprising since the Cherokees identified economically, politically, and socially with the South more than any other group. (Author/AM)

Explains the significance of the main animal symbols incorporated into the social, cultural, artistic, and spiritual fabric of the Hodenosaunee (the People of the Longhouse) also known as the Six Nations Iroquois: the eagle, turtle, bear, wolf, hawk, heron, snipe, eel, deer, beaver, moose, snake, and serpent. (NEC)

Analyzes the career of Dennis Banks in the American Indian Movement. Describes the occurrences leading to the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and Banks' subsequent activities. (MH)

This brief summarizes data from Census 2000 on the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population and discusses its distribution at national, regional, and state levels. This information is intended for all levels of government to use in implementing and evaluating programs related to education, employment, health care, job training, civil…