Transcending Borders in Tribal Nation-Building

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Dr. Stephen Cornell addressed the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, House of Commons, in Ottawa, Canada. The following is the excerpted transcript from his address, which, among other things, discusses what really does and should matter to Indigenous peoples--whether they reside within the borders of the United States or Canada--when they attempt to engage in the often difficult process of tribal nation-building...

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Cornell, Stephen. "Transcending Borders in Tribal Nation-Building." Red Ink: A Native American Student Publication. Vol. 8, No. 2. American Indian Studies Program, The University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. 2000: 57-62. Article.

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