Native American rights /
Native American rights / [print]
Tamara L. Roleff, book editor.
- San Diego, California : Greenhaven Press, (c)1998.
- 208 pages ; 25 cm.
Ch. 1. Is Native American culture threatened? Yes, Native American culture is threatened: Using Indian names for sports teams harms Native Americans Studying Indian remains violates Native Americans' beliefs Native Americans' free exercise of religion is threatened by prisons The public interferes with Native American religious activities on public lands New age practitioners threaten Indian spirituality The Supreme Court threatens Native Americans' religious use of Peyote No, Native American culture is not threatened: Using Indian names for sports teams does not harm Native Americans Studying Indian remains provides useful information Prison regulations do not violate Native Americans' free exercise of religion The public does not threaten Native American religious activities on public lands Ch. 2. Is Indian gaming beneficial to Native Americans? Indian gaming: an overview Yes, Indian gaming is beneficial to Native Americans: Indian gaming revenues provide many needed services Indian gaming helps the economy No, Indian gaming is not beneficial to Native Americans: Indian gaming may promote compulsive gambling among Native Americans Indian gaming could destroy Native American culture Organized crime may infiltrate Indian casinos Indian gaming will hurt the economy Ch. 3. How should tribal resources be used? Native American resources: an overview Native Americans have the right to restrict the development of tribal resources Native Americans should use their resources more efficiently Indians should oppose the storage of nuclear waste on reservations Storing nuclear waste on reservation land can benefit Native Americans Nuclear waste storage sites are not dangerous Ch. 4. Should Indian sovereignty be restricted? Indian sovereignty: an overview Yes, Indian sovereignty should be restricted: Indians should not seek complete sovereignty Indian sovereign immunity should be restricted States should be allowed to tax tribal revenues No, Indian sovereignty should not be restricted: Indian sovereign immunity must not be restricted States should not be allowed to tax Indian casino revenues States cannot tax Indian nations Ward Churchill -- Devon A. Mihesuah -- Iron Thunderhorse -- Charles Levendosky -- Rick Romancito -- Walter Echo-Hawk -- Andy Rooney -- Patricia M. Landau and D. Gentry Steele -- C. Arlen Beam and David R. Hansen -- Andy Petefish, Friends of Devils Tower -- Anthony Layng -- Dennis McAuliffe Jr. -- Indian gaming promotes Native American sovereignty William Thompson and Diana R. Dever -- the New Mexico Indian Gaming Association -- Don A. Cozzetto and Brent W. LaRocque -- Clay Akiwenzie -- Robert G. Torricelli -- Donald Trump -- David Rich Lewis -- Gail Small -- Terry L. Anderson -- Grace Thorpe -- the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe Executive Committee -- Miller Hudson -- Robert Bryce -- Fergus M. Bordewich -- James M. Johnson -- Lyn Nofziger -- Susan M. Williams -- Franklin Ducheneaux -- Ray Halbritter.
97037078
Indians of North America--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Civil rights.
Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
E93.R745.N385 1998
Ch. 1. Is Native American culture threatened? Yes, Native American culture is threatened: Using Indian names for sports teams harms Native Americans Studying Indian remains violates Native Americans' beliefs Native Americans' free exercise of religion is threatened by prisons The public interferes with Native American religious activities on public lands New age practitioners threaten Indian spirituality The Supreme Court threatens Native Americans' religious use of Peyote No, Native American culture is not threatened: Using Indian names for sports teams does not harm Native Americans Studying Indian remains provides useful information Prison regulations do not violate Native Americans' free exercise of religion The public does not threaten Native American religious activities on public lands Ch. 2. Is Indian gaming beneficial to Native Americans? Indian gaming: an overview Yes, Indian gaming is beneficial to Native Americans: Indian gaming revenues provide many needed services Indian gaming helps the economy No, Indian gaming is not beneficial to Native Americans: Indian gaming may promote compulsive gambling among Native Americans Indian gaming could destroy Native American culture Organized crime may infiltrate Indian casinos Indian gaming will hurt the economy Ch. 3. How should tribal resources be used? Native American resources: an overview Native Americans have the right to restrict the development of tribal resources Native Americans should use their resources more efficiently Indians should oppose the storage of nuclear waste on reservations Storing nuclear waste on reservation land can benefit Native Americans Nuclear waste storage sites are not dangerous Ch. 4. Should Indian sovereignty be restricted? Indian sovereignty: an overview Yes, Indian sovereignty should be restricted: Indians should not seek complete sovereignty Indian sovereign immunity should be restricted States should be allowed to tax tribal revenues No, Indian sovereignty should not be restricted: Indian sovereign immunity must not be restricted States should not be allowed to tax Indian casino revenues States cannot tax Indian nations Ward Churchill -- Devon A. Mihesuah -- Iron Thunderhorse -- Charles Levendosky -- Rick Romancito -- Walter Echo-Hawk -- Andy Rooney -- Patricia M. Landau and D. Gentry Steele -- C. Arlen Beam and David R. Hansen -- Andy Petefish, Friends of Devils Tower -- Anthony Layng -- Dennis McAuliffe Jr. -- Indian gaming promotes Native American sovereignty William Thompson and Diana R. Dever -- the New Mexico Indian Gaming Association -- Don A. Cozzetto and Brent W. LaRocque -- Clay Akiwenzie -- Robert G. Torricelli -- Donald Trump -- David Rich Lewis -- Gail Small -- Terry L. Anderson -- Grace Thorpe -- the Skull Valley Goshute Tribe Executive Committee -- Miller Hudson -- Robert Bryce -- Fergus M. Bordewich -- James M. Johnson -- Lyn Nofziger -- Susan M. Williams -- Franklin Ducheneaux -- Ray Halbritter.
97037078
Indians of North America--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Civil rights.
Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
E93.R745.N385 1998