ABOUT THIS BOOK

Native Americans, who are recognized simultaneously as sovereign tribal groups and as American citizens, present American society and its policy-making process with a problem fundamentally different from that posed by other ethnic minorities. In these essays, the contributors discuss the historical background, certain pathologies of Indian-white relations, questions of legal sovereignty and economic development, and efforts to find new ways of successfully resolving recent controversies.

Contributors: Gary C. Anders; Russel Lawrence Barsh; Guillermo Bartelt; Duane Champagne; Ward Churchill; Michael J. Evans; M. Annette Jaimes; Anne McCullogh; C. Patrick Morris; Nicholas C. Peroff; Kurt Russo; Dave Somers; Richard W. Stoffle; Ronald L. Trosper; Steven Zubalik; and the editors.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Fremont J. Lyden is professor of public affairs and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Washington.

Lyman H. Legters is a senior fellow at the William O. Douglas Institute in Langley, Washington.

REVIEWS

“This book takes into account the uniqueness of Native American communities and separates them from the past solutions offered for other 'minority populations.' . . . This thought-provoking collection should be included in all academic libraries and in the personal collections of students of twentieth-century Indian policy.”
—American Indian Quarterly

“This text is essential reading for students of government and constitutional law, as well as Native American studies. . . . The book ends with a possible model for future policy decisions. . . . [that] requires a rigorous analysis of Native American public policy and the building of an operational definition of sovereignty.”
—Left Coast Review

“This volume admirably unites articles reviewing a variety of developments involving national policies, cultural perceptions, and environmental, economic, legal, and business considerations.”
—Environmental History Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Introduction

1. Problems of National Policy

A Historical Context for Evaluation

Organizational Change and Conflict: A Case Study of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Termination by Accountants: The Reagan Indian Policy

A Critical Analysis of the Alaska Native Land Claims and Native Corporate Development

2. Pathologies of Indian-White Relations

The American Genocide

Federal Indian Identification Policy: A Usurpation of Indigenous Sovereignty in North America

Boarding-School Language Policy and the Spread of English Among Indians of the American Southwest

3. Questions of Legal Sovereignty

Implications of Treaty Relationships Between the United States and Various American Indian Nations

Indian Tribal Taxation: A Cornerstone of Sovereignty

4. Native Resources and Economy

Indian Resources and the National Economy: Business Cycles and Policy Changes

Multicriterion Decision Making in a Tribal Context

American Indians and Nuclear Waste Storage: The Debate at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

5. Challenge to Research

Policy Research in Indian Affairs: Old Problems and a New Perspective

The Values Project Northwest: Board Feet, Sqwadilic, and the Cedar Tree

Value Orientations in Public Decision Making

Rediscovering Respect for the Land and Its Inhabitants

The Washington Timber/Fish/Wildlife Agreement

Notes on Contributors

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