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• Title:The state of the Native nations : conditions under U.S. policies of self-determination / the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
  
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• Variant Title:Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Henson, Eric C.
  
• Published/Created:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2008.
  

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  • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: E93 .S795 2008
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: E93 .S795 2008
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.
  Indians of North America--Government relations.
  Indians of North America--Treaties.
  Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
  Sovereignty--Economic aspects--United States.
  Self-determination, National--United States.
  United States--Ethnic relations--Economic aspects.
  United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
  
• Description:xxii, 394 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780195301250 (Cloth)
  0195301250 (Cloth)
  9780195301267
  
• Contents:Introduction; PART 1: TRIBES AS NATIONS; 1. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT; The Evolution of Governmental Forms; Federal Policy and Self-Governance; The Importance of Capable Institutions of Governance; Tribal Governments and Nation Building; Civil Society and Community Organizations; Tribe-to-Tribe Relations; We Are a Sovereign Government, W. Ron Allen; 2. TRIBAL JURISDICTION; Underlying Principles of Tribal Jurisdiction; Adjudicatory Authority; Regulatory Authority; Challenges to Tribal Jurisdiction; Taxing Authority; Nation Building and Tribal Courts; The Life Way and the Law Way, Robert Yazzie; 3. TRIBAL-FEDERAL RELATIONS; The Federal Government Trust Responsibility; Federal Paternalism; The Evolution of Federal-Tribal Relations; Underfunding by Federal Agencies; Federal Recognition; Tribes and Federal Politics; The Future of Federal-Tribal Relations; Promoting Self-Determination, Benjamin Nuvamsa; 4. TRIBAL-STATE RELATIONS; Tribal versus State Authority; Increased Interaction between States and Tribes; New Models of Cooperation; The Benefits of Cooperation; Educate. Educate. Educate., Marge Anderson; 5. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; Historical International Relations; The United Nations and Indigenous Peoples; Other International Institutions; The Road Ahead; PART 2: ASSETS AND ECONOMY; 6. NATIVE LANDS; A History of Dispossession; Indian Lands Today; Land Challenges; Reacquiring and Reinstating Indian Lands; Land Use Planning; The Future of Indian Lands; 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; Past Efforts and Policies; A Tribal Economic Development Snapshot; The Underpinnings of Contemporary Tribal Economic Development; Strategies for Economic Development; Ongoing Challenges in Economic Development; Land and Jurisdiction; The Future of Economic Development in Native America; Sovereignty Is an Asset, Sherry Salway Black; 8. GAMING; The Development of Contemporary Indian Gaming; The Growth of Indian Gaming; Socioeconomic Investment and Change; Gaming Controversies; The Future of Indian Gaming; 9. NATURAL RESOURCES; Historical Context; Natural Resources in Indian Country; Tribal Management of Natural Resources; Energy; Forestry; Agriculture; Water; Outlook for Natural Resources on Indian Lands; Meeting the Natural Resource Challenges in Indian Country, Arthur "Butch" Blazer; 10. ENVIRONMENT; The Historic Context; The Environmental State of Indian Country; Challenges of Tribal Environmental Protection; Tribal and Federal Cooperation in Addressing Current Challenges; The Future of Tribal Environmental Management; Preservation of Life: Guiding Principles of Indian Tribal Governments, Susan M. Williams; PART 3: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; 11. EDUCATION; From Degradation to Empowerment; The State of Educational Attainment; Primary and Secondary Education; Tribally-Operated Schools; Education Reform; Post-Secondary Education; The Tribal Colleges and Universities; The Future of Indian Education; Educating a Closed Population Pool, James Shanley; 12. HEALTH; History; Health Status; Critical