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Sovereignty Under Arrest? Public Law 280 and Its Discontents

Sovereignty Under Arrest? Public Law 280 and Its Discontents
Sovereignty Under Arrest? Public Law 280 and Its Discontents
Law enforcement in Indian Country has been characterized as a “maze of injustice”–one in which offenders too easily escape and victims are too easily lost (Amnesty International, 2007). Tribal, state, and federal governments have recently sought to amend this through the passage of the Tribal Law...
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Rebuilding Native Nations: "The Citizen Potawatomi Nation's Path to Self-Determination"

Rebuilding Native Nations:  "The Citizen Potawatomi Nation's Path to Self-Determination"
From the Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series: "The Citizen Potawatomi Nation's Path to Self-Determination"
Professor Joseph P. Kalt describes the dramatic rebirth of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, citing its development of capable governance as the key to its economic development success.
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Robert A. Williams, Jr.: Law and Sovereignty: Putting Tribal Powers to Work

Robert A. Williams, Jr.: Law and Sovereignty: Putting Tribal Powers to Work
Robert A. Williams, Jr.: Law and Sovereignty: Putting Tribal Powers to Work
University of Arizona Professor of Law Robert A. Williams, Jr. provides an overview of the U.S. government's centuries-long assault on tribal sovereignty -- in particular the ability of Native nations to make and enforce law -- and stresses the importance of Native nations systematically building...
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Legend Lake: A Talking Circle

Legend Lake: A Talking Circle
Legend Lake: A Talking Circle
The documentary video recounts the saga of Legend Lake, a beautiful 5,160 acre lake development, formed by joining 9 smaller lakes in the Menominee Indian Reservation (with the same boundaries as Menominee County) in northern Wisconsin whose shore land was subdivided and sold mostly to non-...
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Honoring Nations: Amanda Cobb-Greetham: Chickasaw Press

Honoring Nations: Amanda Cobb-Greetham: Chickasaw Press
Honoring Nations: Jeannie Barbour: Chickasaw Press
Jeannie Barbour, creative director for the Chickasaw Nation, shares the history and success of the Chickasaw Press and discusses how it serves as a concrete expression of Chickasaw self-governance.
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John "Rocky" Barrett: The Citizen Potawatomi Nation

John "Rocky" Barrett: The Citizen Potawatomi Nation
John "Rocky" Barrett: Constitutional Reform and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation's Path to Self-Determination
In this wide-ranging interview with NNI's Ian Record, longtime chairman John "Rocky" Barrett of the Citizen Potwatomi Nation provides a rich history of CPN's long, difficult governance odyssey, and the tremendous strides that the nation has made socially, economically, politically, and culturally...
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Suzan Harjo: Five Decades of Fighting for Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination

Suzan Harjo: Five Decades of Fighting for Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination
Suzan Shown Harjo: Five Decades of Fighting for Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination
In this wide-ranging interview, longtime Native American rights advocate Suzan Harjo discusses her involvement in the development and ratification of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the legislation creating the National...
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Wilma Mankiller: Governance, Leadership and the Cherokee Nation

Wilma Mankiller: Governance, Leadership and the Cherokee Nation
Wilma Mankiller: Governance, Leadership and the Cherokee Nation
As part of its ongoing interview series "Leading Native Nations," the Native Nations Institute (NNI) interviewed Wilma Mankiller, the late and former Chief of the Cherokee Nation, in September 2008. In the interview, she discussed her compelling personal story as well as the challenges the Cherokee...
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Great Tribal Leaders of Modern Times: LaDonna Harris

Great Tribal Leaders of Modern Times: LaDonna Harris
Great Tribal Leaders of Modern Times: LaDonna Harris
Produced by the Institute for Tribal Government at Portland State University in 2004, the landmark “Great Tribal Leaders of Modern Times” interview series presents the oral histories of contemporary leaders who have played instrumental roles in Native nations' struggles for sovereignty, self-...
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Honoring Nations: Aaron Miles: Idaho Gray Wolf Recovery Program

Honoring Nations: Aaron Miles: Idaho Gray Wolf Recovery Program
Honoring Nations: Aaron Miles: Idaho Gray Wolf Recovery Program
Aaron Miles, Natural Resource Manager for the Nez Perce Tribe, shares the progress of the Idaho Gray Wolf Recovery Program and talks about how the program hopefully will begin to seed a change in the mindset among those human beings who share the wolves' environment.
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