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Creator:

National Congress of American Indians

Subject:

Bronson, Ruth Muskrat

Curry, James E. 1907-1972

Deloria, Vine

Harjo, Suzan Shown

McNickle, D'Arcy 1904-1977

Peterson, Helen L

Snake, Reuben 1937-1993

Tonasket, Mel

Trimble, Charles E

Arrow, Inc

National Congress of American Indians

National Tribal Chairmen's Association

United Effort Trust

United States American Indian Policy Review Commission

United States Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States Indian Claims Commission

Physical description:

251 linear feet

Type:

Administrative records

Collection descriptions

Audiotapes

Clippings

Correspondence

Financial records

Photographs

Videotapes

Place:

United States

Date:

1933

1933-1990

bulk 1944-1989

20th century

1934-

Topic:

Alaska Natives--Land tenure

Indians of North America--Civil rights

Indians of North America--Economic conditions

Indians of North America--Government relations

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc

Indians of North America--Politics and government

Indians of North America--Social conditions

Indian termination policy

Radioactive wastes--Management

Trail of Broken Treaties, 1972

Local number:

NMAI.AC.010

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu)

Notes:

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is a major American Indian advocacy organization, designed to serve as a link between tribal governments and the United States government. NCAI was founded in 1944, in Denver, CO, as a membership organization for "persons of Indian blood." In 1955, group membership was limited to recognized tribes, committees, or bands. The organization is overseen by an Executive Council, which selects a five-member Executive Committee and an Executive Director. The Executive Director is then responsible for managing the organization's staff and overseeing its initiatives and everyday operations. Since 1944, NCAI has held annual conventions in the fall to elect officers and pass resolutions, which become the basis for the organization's policy positions. Beginning in 1977, a mid-year conference in May or June was added to provide further opportunities for in-depth exploration of issues

Since its inauguration, NCAI has worked on a wide variety of issues facing Indians in the US. Some of those issues include voting rights, land claims, education, economic development, natural resource protection and management, nuclear waste, repatriation, and government-to-government relations with the federal government. In 1954, NCAI organized an emergency conference to protest the US government's newly-announced termination policy. NCAI has also frequently worked closely with other Indian organizations, such as the Native American Rights Fund and National Tribal Chairmen's Association, and with various government bodies, such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service

Summary:

The NCAI records document the organization's work, particularly that of its office in Washington, DC, and the wide variety of issues faced by American Indians in the twentieth century. The bulk of the material relates to legislation, lobbying, and NCAI's interactions with various governmental bodies. A large segment also concerns the annual conventions and executive council and executive committee meetings. Finally, the records also document the operations of the NCAI, including personnel, financial, and fundraising material. The collection also includes the records of two of NCAI's Executive Directors, Charles E. "Chuck" Trimble (1972-1977) and Suzan Shown Harjo (1984-1989). Included are correspondence, publications, reports, administrative records, photographs, and audio and video recordings

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National Congress of American Indians Records, National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian Archives

Record ID:

siris_arc_87783

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Author:

United States Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States Office of Indian Affairs

Subject:

United States Office of Indian Affairs

Physical description:

13 v. : ill. ; 26-28 cm

Type:

Periodicals

Place:

United States

Date:

1933

1945

[1933-1945]

Topic:

Industries

Indians, Treatment of

Government relations

Legal status, laws, etc

Call number:

E98.I5 I39

Notes:

"An emergency conservation news sheet for ourselves" (subtitle varies)

Title from cover

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Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Record ID:

siris_sil_88105

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Author:

Owensby, Brian Philip 1959-

Physical description:

x, 379 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Mexico

Date:

2008

Spanish colony, 1540-1810

Topic:

Legal status, laws, etc

Government relations

History

Justice, Administration of--History

Contents:

Opening -- Ordering the circumstances of encounter -- Help us and protect us -- Precarious possessions -- Liberty, not servitude -- Of guilt and punishment -- Voices in the republic -- Rebellious subjects -- Summation and beyond

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Record ID:

siris_sil_927301

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Author:

Calhoun, William B (William Barron) 1795-1865

Committee on Memorial to Congress concerning the Rights of the Indians

Physical description:

16 p. ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Massachusetts

United States

Date:

1830

Topic:

Government relations

Legal status, laws, etc

Indians, Treatment of

Call number:

E93 .R57 1830

Notes:

Caption title

"Memorial to the Senate and House of representatives of the United States": p. 3-13

"Circular letter" (p. 13-16) dated and signed: Boston, Feb. 22, 1830. William B. Calhoun, Leverett Saltonstall, Rufus Choate [and others]

"A meeting of gentlemen from all parts of the Commonwealth ... convened in the Hall of the House of Representatives, Boston, Jan. 21, 1830, to consider the present relations between the government of the United States and the Indians."-- P. [1]

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Record ID:

siris_sil_360674

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United States Laws, statutes, etc

Physical description:

1 v. ; 21 cm

Type:

Treaties

Place:

United States

Date:

1796

1797

1796-1797]

Topic:

Law

Government relations

Legal status, laws, etc

Call number:

KF8203 1796b

Notes:

Cover title

Extracted from The laws of the United States of America (Philadelphia : Printed by Richard Folwell, 1796-[1797]), v. 2: Acts passed at the first-second sessions of the second Congress (1791-1792). The treaties made by the United States of America, with other nations. Declaration of America, with other nations. Declaration of independence. Articles of confederation. And ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States north-west of the river Ohio

Contains texts of treaties made with various Indian tribes between 1784 and 1786

Side-notes

Contents:

Articles of a treaty between the United States of America, and the Sachems and warriors of the Six Nations -- ... and the Sachems and warriors of the Wiandot, Delaware, Chippawa and Ottawa Nations -- ... and the head-men and warriors of the Cherokees -- ... and the Choctaw Nation -- ... and the Chickasaws -- ... and the chiefs and warriors of the Shawanoe Nation -- A treaty of peace and friendship between the United States of America, and the kings, chiefs and warriors of the Creek Nation of Indians -- Articles of agreement and confederation, between the United States of North America and the Delaware Nation -- Articles of a treaty between the United States of America, and the Sachems and warriors of the Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Pattawatima and Sac Nations -- A treaty of peace and friendship between the President of the United States of America, and the chiefs and warriors of the Cherokee Nation of Indians -- Articles of a treaty between the United States of America, and the Cherokee Indians -- A treaty between the United States of America, and the tribes of Indians called the Six Nations -- A treaty between the United States and the Oneida, Tuscorora, and Stockbridge Indians -- A treaty of peace between the United States of America and the tribes of Indians called the Wyandots, Delawares, Shawanoes, Ottawas, Chipewas, Putawatimes, Miamis, Eelriver, Weeás, Kickapoos, Piankashaws, and Kaskaskias

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Record ID:

siris_sil_999452

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Author:

Duthu, N. Bruce

Physical description:

xxx, 270 p. ; 20 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2008

Topic:

Federally recognized Indian tribes

Legal status, laws, etc

Politics and government

Contents:

The dignity of tribal governments -- 1978 : a watershed year in Indian law -- Creeping constitutionalism from the temple -- Identifying the contours of Indian country -- Stewards of the natural world -- Revitalizing tribal economies -- Individual rights and tribal communal interests -- A question of institutional fit -- Avoiding mistakes of the past -- Conventions on tribal sovereignty

Summary:

Indian tribes have a legal status unique among America's racial and ethnic groups: they are also sovereign governments that engage in governmental relations with Congress. The self-rule of Native tribes long predates the founding of the United States, and that peculiar status has led to legal and political disputes--with vast sums of money hanging in the balance. From cigarette taxes to control of environmental resources to gambling law, the history of American Indians and American law has been one of clashing values and sometimes uneasy compromise. In this account, Native American scholar N. Bruce Duthu explains the landmark cases in Indian law of the past two centuries and demonstrates their common thread throughout history, giving us an accessible entry point into a vital facet of Indian history.--From publisher description

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Record ID:

siris_sil_899070

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Author:

Garroutte, Eva Marie 1962-

Physical description:

xv, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

2003

C2003

Topic:

Ethnic identity

Tribal citizenship

Legal status, laws, etc

Identification (Psychology)

Self-determination, National

Data Source:

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Record ID:

siris_sil_716378

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Author:

Cohen, Felix S. 1907-1953

Physical description:

xxxviii, 647 p. ; 27 cm

Type:

Treaties

Date:

2005

C2005

Topic:

Legal status, laws, etc

Contents:

History and background of federal Indian policy -- Principles of interpretation -- Indian tribes, Indians, and Indian country -- Indian tribal governments -- Tribal/federal relationship -- Tribal/state relationship -- Civil jurisdiction -- Taxation -- Criminal jurisdiction -- Environmental regulation in Indian country -- Indian child welfare act -- Indian gaming -- Federal Indian liquor laws -- Civil rights -- Tribal property -- Individual Indian property -- Natural resources -- Hunting, fishing, and gathering rights -- Water rights -- Tribal cultural resources -- Economic development -- Government services for Indians

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Record ID:

siris_sil_767884

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Author:

Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

Subject:

Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

Physical description:

xxii, 394 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Type:

Treaties

Place:

United States

Date:

2008

Topic:

Government relations

Legal status, laws, etc

Sovereignty--Economic aspects

Self-determination, National

Ethnic relations

Economic aspects

Political aspects

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Record ID:

siris_sil_824171

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Author:

Indian Territory General Council

Indian Territory Constitution

Former owner:

Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902 DSI

Subject:

Indian Territory General Council

Physical description:

7 v. ; 22 cm

Type:

Periodicals

Place:

Indian Territory

Date:

1871

1875

1871-1875

Topic:

Politics and government

Legal status, laws, etc

Government relations

Call number:

E78.I5 I622

Notes:

Printer named in imprint varies

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Record ID:

siris_sil_597998

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Author:

Jones, B. J (Billy Joe) 1959-

Tilden, Mark

Gaines-Stoner, Kelly

Subject:

United States Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978

Physical description:

xii, 353 p. : forms ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

2008

C2008

Topic:

Indian children--Legal status, laws, etc

Adoption--Law and legislation

Custody of children

Contents:

The Indian Child Welfare Act and its foundations -- Applicability of ICWA -- Jurisdictional provisions of ICWA -- Procedural requirements of ICWA -- Placement provisions of ICWA -- Collateral challenges to ICWA determinations -- Funding of ICWA programs

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siris_sil_927934

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Author:

Myers, Hardy

Smith, Clay

Conference of Western Attorneys General

Physical description:

xxiii, 634 p. ; 27 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2004

C2004

Topic:

Legal status, laws, etc

Contents:

Federal Indian law policy : origins and legal development -- Indian, Indian tribe, and Indian country -- Indian land and property : title and use -- Criminal law -- General civil regulatory jurisdiction -- Civil-adjudicatory jurisdiction -- Tribal sovereign immunity and the Indian Civil Rights Act -- Indian reserved water rights -- Fish and wildlife regulation -- Environmental regulation -- Taxation in Indian country -- Indian lands gaming -- Indian Child Welfare act -- State-tribal cooperative agreements

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siris_sil_739220

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Author:

Myers, Hardy

Smith, Clay

Conference of Western Attorneys General

Physical description:

xxix, 789 p. ; 26 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2008

C2008

Topic:

Legal status, laws, etc

Contents:

Federal Indian law policy: origins and legal development -- Indian, Indian tribe, and Indian country -- Indian land and property: title and use -- Criminal law -- General civil regulatory jurisdiction -- Civil adjudicatory jurisdiction -- Tribal sovereign immunity and the Indian Civil Rights Act -- Indian reserved water rights -- Fish and wildlife regulation -- Environmental regulation -- Taxation in Indian country -- Indian lands gaming -- Indian Child Welfare Act -- State-tribal cooperative agreements

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Record ID:

siris_sil_927913

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Author:

United States

Physical description:

98 p. ; 23 cm

Type:

Treaties

Date:

1833

Topic:

Legal status, laws, etc

Government relations

Call number:

KF8203 1833

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Record ID:

siris_sil_500109

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Author:

United States

Former owner:

Crittenden, T. R. DSI

Physical description:

141 p. ; 24 cm

Type:

Treaties

Place:

United States

Date:

1839

Topic:

Government relations

Legal status, laws, etc

Indians, Treatment of

Call number:

KF8203 1839

Notes:

Caption title

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siris_sil_366147

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Author:

Lemont, Eric D (Eric David) 1969-

Physical description:

xiii, 343 p. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2006

Topic:

Legal status, laws, etc

Politics and government

Contents:

Remaking tribal constitutions : meeting the challenges of tradition, colonialism, and globalization / Duane Champagne -- Seasons of change : of reforms, melees, and revolutions in Indian country / David Wilkins -- The Indian Reorganization Act and Indian self-government / Elmer Rusco -- Firsthand accounts: why engage in constitutional reform? -- Members only : designing citizenship requirements for Indian nations / Carole Goldberg -- My grandma, her people, our constitution / Joseph Thomas Flies-Away -- Firsthand accounts: membership and citizenship -- Constitutional rule and the effective governance of Native nations / Joseph Kalt -- Firsthand accounts: governmental institutions -- Realizing constitutional change through citizen participation / Eric Lemont -- The process of constitutional reform / Steven Haberfeld -- Firsthand accounts: maximizing citizen participation and ownership in reform processes -- Overcoming the politics of reform : the story of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Constitution Convention / Eric Lemont -- Firsthand account: overcoming the politics of reform

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siris_sil_795272

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Author:

Luna-Firebaugh, Eileen 1945-

Physical description:

149 p. : ill ; 23 cm

Type:

Interviews

Place:

United States

Date:

2007

C2007

Topic:

Indian reservation police--History

Indian reservation police

Indian reservations--Government policy

Indian courts

Indian criminals--Legal status, laws, etc

Contents:

Policing in Indian country -- The history of the tribal police -- Legal institutions and structures -- Indian country jurisdictional issues -- Tribal policing models -- Training tribal law enforcement personnel -- Infrastructure challenges -- Women in tribal policing -- Police accountability in the Indian community -- Tribal jails and corrections -- Tribal policing in public law 280 states -- Conclusion

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siris_sil_824217

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Author:

Fixico, Donald Lee 1951-

Physical description:

3 v. : ill., maps ; 29 cm

Type:

Encyclopedias

Treaties

Date:

2008

C2008

Topic:

Legal status, laws, etc

Government relations

Contents:

v. I. Thematic essays ; Regional essays -- v. II. U.S. and Canadian Indian treaties ; Important treaty sites ; Primary source documents -- v. III. Historical chronology ; Biographies ; Treaty related issues

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siris_sil_834968

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Author:

Carlson, David J. 1970-

Subject:

Apess, William b. 1798

Eastman, Charles Alexander 1858-1939

Physical description:

viii, 217 p. ; 22 cm

Type:

Biography

Place:

North America

Date:

2006

Topic:

Politics and government

Legal status, laws, etc--Language

Autobiography--Indian authors

Speeches, addresses, etc., Indian

American literature--Indian authors

Contents:

The discourse of Indian law -- Seneca politics and the rhetoric of engagement -- William Apess and the constraints of conversion -- William Apess and Indian liberalism -- Charles Eastman and the discourse of allotment -- Charles Eastman and the rights of character

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siris_sil_792602

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Author:

Miller, Mark Edwin 1966-

Physical description:

viii, 355 p. : map ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2004

C2004

Topic:

Tribal citizenship

Legal status, laws, etc

Government relations

Contents:

Adrift with the Indian Office : the historical development of tribal acknowledgment policy, 1776-1978 -- Building an edifice : the BIA's federal acknowledgment process, 1978-2002 -- Bypassing the bureau : the Pascua Yaquis' quest for legislative tribal recognition -- Sometimes salvation : the Death Valley Timbisha Shoshones of California and the BIA's federal acknowledgment process -- A matter of visibility : the United Houma Nation's struggle for tribal acknowledgment -- From playing Indian to playing slots : gaming, recognition, and the Tiguas of El Paso, Texas

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Record ID:

siris_sil_759269

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