Rusco, Elmer R. (1982). Bill of Rights in Tribal Constitutions. [First Draft]. Because Native American societies are held by United States courts to possess rights of self-government where these rights have not been explicitly withdrawn, the constitutions of 280 Native American governments in the United States (exclusive of 219 in Alaska) were examined as they existed in September 1981 to determine the extent and character of provisions dealing with civil liberties. Findings showed that, in addition to including general provisions for civil liberties and incorporating the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, many tribal constitutions also listed specific rights (First Amendment rights, guarantees of equality, protection for property rights, due process of law, discrimination by gender, rights of the accused) which members and/or other persons have against tribal governments. However, the number of such specific rights was less for almost all tribal constitutions than for the United States Constitution. It is recommended that Native Americans seriously study how to strengthen constitutional protection for individual liberties without undermining tribal self-government, survey the state of civil liberties on reservations today, develop remedies beyond the writ of habeas corpus for civil liberties violations, and consider the use of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as trustee for tribes to protect the civil liberties of individuals.   [More]  Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Civil Liberties

Batzle, Peter; Olivero, Melanie (1980). The Congress, American Indian Journal. Federal awareness that Indians existed as self-governing, political entities gave rise to congressional action during the 1970s that produced significant Indian rights legislation. Article discusses the Congressional Indian legislation enacted during the past decade.   [More]  Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Child Welfare

Underhill, Lonnie E.; Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. (1979). Disturbances in Jackson's Hole, Wyoming, 1895, Indian Historian. In 1895 a small group of Bannock Indians was arrested for hunting in an area in which they had treaty hunting rights. Article describes the historical background of the episode, discusses similar court cases, and cites the need today for clear legal precedents regarding Indian hunting and fishing rights.   [More]  Descriptors: American History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Court Litigation

Sreenivasan, Jyotsna (1997). Aruna's Journeys [and] Study Guide. This novel is one of only a very few available that deals with Indian-American children–a rapidly growing population, especially in urban areas like New York, Los Angeles (California), San Francisco (California), Chicago (Illinois), and Toronto (Canada). The novel tells the story of an opinionated 11-year-old girl who lives in Ohio, likes to collect rocks and longs for a best friend at her new school; however, as an Indian American she looks "foreign" and hates it. The novel recounts Aruna's journey to self-acceptance. It tells about her summer trip to India and the two aunts she encounters there, one following a traditional path of an arranged marriage and another who is a feminist activist who wants to go to graduate school. The novel teaches the reader about Indian customs and traditions and portrays positive female role models that are often missing in literature for young readers. But it also offers insights into what any child who is different or who comes from two worlds has to go through to fit in, especially in the school milieu. The study guide for the multicultural novel is designed to be used by teachers and/or parents, to help children understand better the themes of the novel. Each of the six lessons is divided into three parts. The "Questions" section makes sure that the children have read the chapters and understand the story line. The "Discussion Items" section offers suggestions for topics to talk about with the class–not focusing on right or wrong answers, but on getting the children to listen to each other's ideas and react to them. The"Activities" section suggests assignments that students can do on their own–mostly writing activities, but also including drawing, interviewing, and library research activities. The guide aims to help children develop a love of reading, as well as a curiosity and thoughtfulness about the world around them. Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Feminism

Ray, Douglas, Ed.; Poonwassie, Deo H., Ed. (1992). Education and Cultural Differences: New Perspectives. Reference Books in International Education, Vol. 15. Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Vol. 594. This book contains 27 essays and case studies that focus on the potential for education to lessen social inequality in various countries. Three widespread forms of inequality involve aboriginal societies in modern industrial states, long established communities denied full status, and recent immigrants. Chapters are: "Modern Inequality and the Role of Education" (D. Ray); "Perspectives on Equality of Opportunity in Education" (D. H. Poonwassie); "Aboriginal Populations and Equal Rights in Education: An Introduction" (D. H. Poonwassie); "Education and the Struggle for Adequate Cultural Competence in the Modern World: The Sami Case" (T. G. Svensson); "Australian Aborigines: Education and Identity" (D. Jordan); "Kura Kaupapa Maori: Contesting and Reclaiming Education in Aotearoa" (G. H. Smith); "Aboriginal Teacher Training and Development in Canada: An Example from the Province of Manitoba" (D. H. Poonwassie); "More than 400 Years in Creation, the Path of American Indian Education" (L. Lippitt & M. Romero); "Long Established Stigmas in Comparative Education: An Introduction" (D. Ray); "Minorities and Education in the Soviet Union" (D. Ray); "Improving the Education of China's National Minorities" (J. Lamontagne); "African-American Society and Education" (L. A. See); "Teacher Training in the Anglo-Eastern Caribbean" (K. P. Binda); "Traditional Neglect in Rural Education in Colombia" (B. Franco); "The Sudan and Minority Education" (A. A. M. Ibrahim); "Multicultural Education for the Diverse Groups in Bahrain" (A. Attieh); "Inequality and Education in India: The Case of the Scheduled Castes" (R. Ghosh & A. Talbani); "The Basques in Spain" (N. Tarrow); "Education in a Divided Society: The Case of Northern Ireland" (A. S. Hughes); "Nation States, Diversity and Interculturalism: Issues for British Education" (J. Gundara & C. Jones); "Integration of Recent Immigrants Through Schooling: An Introduction" (D. Ray); "Integration of Immigrants into the French School System: The Last Twenty Years" (J. Bardonnet-Ditte); "Educational Issues in the Multicultural Society of Germany (W. Mitter); "Integration of Immigrants and Refugees in United States Education" (L. A. See); "Multicultural Education in Canada: Policies and Practices" (C. Lessard & M. Crespo); "Educational Integration of Immigrants in Israel" (Y. Iram); and "An Assessment, Implications for Schooling and Teacher Education" (D. Ray & D. H. Poonwassie). The document includes an index and author profiles. Descriptors: American Indian Education, Case Studies, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict

Bond, Frank M. (1986). Indian Reserved Water Rights, Environmental Education Report and Newsletter. Traces the distribution, ownership, and water usage associated with lands in the Colville Reservation in Washington State. Cites specific cases which addressed the reserved water rights doctrine. Assesses the impact of court decisions on insuring water rights for Indians living on the Colville Reservation. Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education

Wilson, Frederick C. (1975). A Survey of the Structure and Organization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal Governments for American Indian High School Students. Curriculum Bulletin No. 18.02. Designed to expose high school students to the complexities of the bureaucratic structure of the Federal Government (especially that of the structure and organization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its relationship to tribal governments), this curriculum bulletin provides a guide for exploring the Federal Government's responsibilities to Indian communities established through the years by statute. Because Indian people are subject to their own tribal regulations as well as to State and Federal laws, it also provides for the study of tribal government structures. The course seeks to help students to learn the origin of the history of Indian policy and understand the social, economic, political, and environmental factors that have influenced it in the past and that are at work today. Particular attention is directed toward the Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act which places great emphasis on tribal government. Each of the 19 units within the course lists the major concepts to be studied along with an outline for the unit. Materials would include historical records, maps, charts, graphs, copies of the U.S. Constitution, tribal constitutions, the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, congressional records, and pamphlets from the Office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Learning activities include lecture-discussions, resource speakers, field trips, special projects, and role play.   [More]  Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Bureaucracy

Williams, Mary Louise; And Others (1988). The Evolving Constitution: Secondary School Strategies, Update on Law-Related Education. Presents seven lesson plans for secondary school students. Titles include "Civil Rights in the 19th and 20th Centuries"; "Tyranny of the Majority"; "Equality Under Law"; "Voting Rights: Key to Equal Rights?"; "Hispanics! Immigration! Reform?"; "Unincorporation"; and "Indians and the Law." Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation

American Indian Journal (1979). Interview with Gary Kimble. While maintaining the traditional Indian understanding of living in balance with our resources, Gary Kimball addresses such issues as interagency coordination, recodification of Title 25, Indian jurisdiction, Indian water rights and economic development. Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Federal Indian Relationship, Leadership

Blend, Benay (1983). The Indian Rights Association, the Allotment Policy, and the Five Civilized Tribes, 1923-1936, American Indian Quarterly. Describes the activities of the Indian Rights Association between 1923 and 1936, with particular attention to the adverse effect of the allotment policy (division of tribal lands into individually owned plots) on the Five Civilized Tribes. Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian History, American Indians, Cultural Interrelationships

Little Bear, Leroy (1977). A Concept of Native Title, American Indian Journal. Discovery was meant to give to a European power who came to the shores of North America the right to deal exclusively with the Indians whose territory covered or included the particular area discovered by that European power. Descriptors: American Indians, Colonial History (United States), Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict

Velarde, Hubert (1972). Statement of Hubert Velarde, Jicarilla Apache Tribe to United States Commission on Civil Rights at Albuquerque Convention Center (Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 14, 1972). The statement by the President of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe emphasizes reservation problems that need to be examined. Presented at a 1972 Civil Rights Commission hearing on Indian Concerns, Velarde's statement listed employment, education, the administration of justice, water rights, and medical services as areas for investigation.   [More]  Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Involvement, Courts

Cumming, Peter A., Ed.; Mickenberg, Neil H., Ed. (1972). Native Rights in Canada. Second Edition. Intended as a research and reference tool for Canada's native people and their legal advisers, this book is a comprehensive treatise on the law of aboriginal rights and treaties, the historical pattern of dealing with those rights, and alternative judicial and legislative solutions for the settlement of native claims. Secondarily, it is intended to provide the Canadian public with the legal theory and history of aboriginal rights. This second edition, substantially a new book, focuses on how the principle that Indian and Inuit people have the right to use and occupy aboriginal lands or receive compensation for their loss has been effected by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. After an introduction and definition of who a native person is, the book is organized into six parts: law of aboriginal rights; law of Indian treaties; historical pattern of dealings with native peoples of Canada by various provinces/territories; current issues (hunting and fishing rights, mineral rights, federal control over Indian Reserves); alternative solutions for settlement of native rights (the U.S. Indian Claims Commission, the Alaska Settlement). A table of cases lists more than 100 pertinent international cases, with the pages on which they are cited. Various government proclamations, treaties, and a 1969 speech by Prime Minister Trudeau are appended. Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Colonialism, Court Litigation

Chrisjohn, R. D.; Peters, M. (1986). The Right-Brained Indian: Fact or Fiction?, Canadian Journal of Native Education. At present the "right brained Indian" must be considered a myth rather than a scientifically valid fact. The neurological and neuropsychological evidence is far from conclusive at this time, and the performance patterns of Native American children on intelligence tests do not necessarily reflect a right brain dominance. Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Ethnic Stereotypes, Intelligence Tests

Whiteside (Sin-a-Paw), Don (1978). Legislative Discrimination: Civil Rights and the Registered Indian, Northian. The article first examines the basic ideology of civil liberties and human rights groups. Then it examines some concrete cases involving aboriginal people in Canada that illustrate the basic differences in ideology between registered Indians (Treaty and Non-Treaty Indians registered under provisions of the Indian Act) and the civil rights movement.   [More]  Descriptors: American Indians, Attitude Change, Canada Natives, Civil Liberties