The article discusses the position occupied by slaves in aboriginal Cherokee society. (NQ)

Contains citations for 24 published monographs dating from 1772 to 1972 and covers Native American prose from the 17th century to 1972. Introduction is by a graduate fellow of Native American literature. (AN)

Photograph and short description of Wendell Chino, leader and spokesman of the Mescalero Apache Indian Nation of New Mexico. (DS)

Twenty-five Indian patients at a Public Health Service clinic indicated that inadequate communication influenced by age, English fluency, and cultural differences contributed to abuses in the health care system. Journal availability: see RC 503 481. (DS)

The past decade featured contributions by Indian novelists, short story writers, and poets that have the potential of becoming true national Indian literature. Article comments on some of the more prominent works by Indian writers in the 1970s. (DS)

Draws upon classroom observations and interviews with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to describe how literacy practices in Cherokee language education perpetuate and teach local categories of knowledge, behavior, and persons. Examines the semiotic functioning of the native-developed Cherokee syllabary and its place among four Cherokee…

Interviews with students, administrators/faculty, and the Cree community in Manitoba explored delivery of postsecondary community-based education. The model of community-controlled education includes Cree culture (indigenous knowledge and traditions), university culture, and the negotiated interface of innovative delivery and instruction and a…

Traces tribal colleges' struggle for funding in the 1970s and 1980s. Discusses the passing of P.L. 95-471, continuing opposition by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Reagan administration's assertion that education is not a federal government trust responsibility. Describes financial support provided by private foundations. (SV)

Describes an oral history project with members of the revitalized Piscataway nation. Contains sections of interviews that illustrate members' historical awareness; Indian identity; feelings for their ancestral land; prior sense of isolation; and their reactions to oppression, poverty, educational experiences, social and economic discrimination,…

Reviews "Through White Men's Eyes," six volumes of documentary evidence, arranged chronologically, covering Navajo history from early historic times to the treaty of 1968. Discusses the complicated interrelationships among rich and poor Navajos, Anglos, Hispanics, Pueblos, and other tribes. (SV)

Traces the development of Native American mass media from the first Cherokee newspaper in 1828 to the present. Discusses tribal newspapers and their impact on community life, provisions for a free press in tribal constitutions, growth of Native publishing, first Native American radio and television stations, satellite broadcasting, and national…

Examines the legal codes of eight Coast Salish tribes. Focuses on gender issues, including the legal statuses of males and females, inheritance, access to tribal jobs and job training, political enfranchisement, child welfare and parental responsibilities, parent rights, and public safety. The codes vary substantially in how they balance…

Discusses the role of cattle ranching in maintaining the resilience of western Native American tribes in the face of many ill-advised federal policies. Describes the historical impetus for Native American cattle ranching and its current economic viability, suggesting that ranching provides a traditional means for Native Americans to achieve…

Reviews a monograph by Census Bureau and private-sector researchers that attempts to give an overview of important characteristics of the U.S. Indian population and to explain problems in census data collection and interpretation. Discusses the ongoing difficulties related to identification of American Indians and implications for the…

Through a story of experiences at a library and two museums, a Cree university student demonstrates how such institutions fail to adequately respect and portray Native culture, despite good intentions. (TD)