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DOCUMENT RESUME 310 175 612 RC 011 603 TITLE Beyond Bows and Arrows. Resource Manual. INSTITUTION Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. Bureau of Intergovernaental Personaal Programs. PUB DATE Nay 79 NOTE 148p.; Prepared for the Dallas Region "Symposium on the American Indian" EMS P- E OF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIL 1S American History: *American Indian Culture: American Indian Education: *American Indians: Civil Rights: Education: Employment: Federal Government: *Federal Indian Relationship: *Government Role: Health: Housing: Population Trends: Reservations (Indian): *Treaties: Tribes IDENTIFIMIS *American Irlian History: Bureau of Indian Affairs: Cultural Contributions ABSTRACT In spite of their visible prominence and influence on almost emery aspect of our society, Aserican Indians remain theleast understood group of people. To acquaint symposium participantswith the American Indian and to produce greater understanding,this resource manual docuaents the historical treatmentand present status of Indians. Presented are: the constitutional status ofAmerican Indians, including soarces of federal power, tribalsovereignty, , powers of tribal self-government, hunting andfishing rights, domestic relations, taxation, legal statas of Indian individuals, constitutional immunity, the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights, rights and privileges of state citizenship, and wardship:American Indian tribes, Eskimo and Aleut groups for which the Bureau of Indian Affairs has responsibility: federal Indian policiesfrom the colonial period through the early 19701s: administrators of U.S. Federal Indian Policy: Cosmissioners of Indian Affairs from 1832 tothe present: important dates in federal Indian relationships:labor statistics: employment: education: health: relevance of Indianlife %* civilisation: housing: Indian population byregions: location of Adian lands and communities: and Indian tribes andorganization, including names and addresses of each leader. MCI *********************************************************************** * ,* Reproductions supplied by BURS are the best that can be.made * from the original locument. * *********************************************************************** - o . - a + . *. --monimmonwei.ok, IIININNIRMIIN11Www =.11 ilti.11.: t rbr. , U I DEPARTMENT OP NINON. EDUCATION A WELPARIE NATIONAL. INSTITUTE Of EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM 02 .THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS CO STATED DO NOT NECtSSARILY REPRE- SENT OF F ICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of 40 EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY - 1111.11 Cover: Will Sampson, Jr./ProfessionalActor Cover Design: Jack Crittenden/Artist Agency: Typography Plus Layout: DoranneMcLeMore/Designer 3 The, Intergovernmental Personnel Programs Division and the Personnel Management Training Institute Present "BEYOND BOWS AND ARROWS" Introduction Dear Participant, every month? What is it likeextended to Mr. Tony Gutierre- being an Indian ?. or can you Director, Personnel Management The Dallas Region say something in Indian? Institute, and his staff for "Symposium,on the American The purpose of the the encouragement and Indian" has been in the Symposium is to provide more cooperation given in the planning stages for at least information to further planning stages and in the last seven months. The acquaint its participants on providing the technical Symposium-was first the American Indian.. As an expertise for getting the mentioned to me over a year example and to answr a work completed. Ms. Jeanne ago during ty initial employ- couple of the above mentioned Bowie, Mr. Jack Crittenden ment orientation by questions, we plan to explain and my wife, Doranne, each Mr. Tony Gutierrez. In all further that nothing can be deserve special acknowledge- probabilitil, the idea has said in Indian and that there ment for their contribution been around within our region is no such thing as feeling to the production of the much longer. Tony and I "Indian". The reason being printed materials. have pursued our initial that "Indian" is a legal term It is my hope that our exchange of information used to refer to several collective efforts will enabling us to sponsor this hundred tribes who, in many benefit each and every Symposium with the ultimate instances, have their own participanf. I hope it will goal of it being an educa- individual language. We produce a greater understand- tional experience for all propose to accomplish our ing between our communities participants. purpose in two ways. First, and will provide us with In almost every aspect of this Resource Manual will something that will be ours today's society, some provide reading materials "as long as waters flow and influence of the American with other sources for more the grass shall grow." Indian remains intact. One study. Secondly, our would not need to look far Symposium speakers are all Sincerely, in any major city to locate from the American Indian a street named after some nQt-Lt_ Communit . They will be tOt 771_ Indian Tribe. The automobile sharing iliformation based on Frank McLemore and aircraft industries have their individual experiences. Coordinator chosen names of Indian Tribes For any event of this to label their products. Themagnitude, a host of people, Intergovernmental Personnel movie industry has been are needed to plan, coordi- Programs Division capitalizing on the American nate and perform other Indian for a long time. If numerous duties. A special one were to initiate a list acknowledgement is given to denotirg the influence of theMr. Edward Vela, Jr., American Indian, it would Regional Director, almost be endless. Yet, in Mr. Orman R. Wright, Chief, spite of the visible promin- Intergovernmental Personnel enqe of the American Indian, Programs Division and we remain the least underv- Mr. Bill Etheridge, Jr., stood group of people. This Director, Regional Training conclusion is based on my Center for the opportunity personal experience of and support given in answering questions like: Do 'sponsoring this Symposium. your folks still livein A special thank you is teepees? Do you receive a pay check from the government Table of Contents UnIted States 114Health Commission on Civil Excerpt From American Rights Indian Policy Review Staff Memorandum Commission Report American Indians and 116Relevance of Indian 11Their Federal Life to Civilization Relationship Plus a partial listing 121 Housing of other U.S. Indian Excerpt From American Groups Indian Policy Review Commission Report 32Federal Indian Policies 126Indian Population by from the Colonial Period Regions through the early 1970's (1970 Census Statistics) Administrators of 130Indian Lands and 56U.S. Federal Indian Communities Policy 131 Indian Tribes/ Commissioners of Organizations 57Indian Affairs Dallas Region VI 1832 to Present 1:35Footnotes 59 Important Dates in Federal Indian 144Memos Relationships Federal Indian Policy 61and Labor Statistics: a review essay Employment 73 Excerpt From American Indian Policy Review Commission Report Education Excerpt From American ,Indian Policy Review Commission Report Health of the American 85 Indian Region VIII Task Force Report United States Commission on Civil Rights Staff Memorandum March 1973 Washington, D.C. 20425 Constitutional Status of American Indians has alternatively viewed Because termination Introduction tribes as sovereign is morally and political entities or as legally unacceptable, anachronisms which because it prqduces A thorough treatment bad practical of the constitutional must eventually be extinguished. The results and because status of American the mere threat of Indians wou2d involve result has been two conflicting Federal termination tends to a complete analysis of discourage greater the unique and compjex policies--separation and assimilation, one self-sufficiency field of Federal among Indian groups, Indian law which designed to protect Indians from the rest I am asking the cannot be adequately Congress to pass a described merely by of society and to leave them with a new concurrent reference to the resolution. which numerous treaties, degree of self- government within would expressly statutory enactments renounce, repudiate of Congress, and court their own institutions, and the other and repeal the decisions or Federal termination policy administrative calculated to bring as expressed by the decisions.1 The legal Indians withill the nainstream of American House Concurrent and political status Resolution 108 of of Indian tribes, the life by terminating relationship of Indians special Federal trust the 83rd Congress. to their tribes and to relationships and This resolution . their States, and the Federal programs and would explicitly relat:.7.1nship of tribes services. Termination affirm the integrity to the States and to reached its aegis and rights to the United States during the Eisenhower continued existence Government haVe long Administration .of the of all Indian tribes been issues of 1950's. The curren and Alaskan Native controversy. Tribes Administration has taken governments, have traditionally a strong stand against recognizing that been viewed by Federal termination; in his cultural pluralism courts as dependent or message on Indian is a source of "tributary" nations affairs, July 13, 1970, national strength. posseised of limited President Nixon said: It would assure elements of these groups that sovereignty and the United States requiring Federal Government would protection.2 Congress continue to carry