The United States ' Legal Responsibility For Indian Education

Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country Tribal nations enjoy a unique legal position in the United States attributable to their sovereign status with built in powers of self-government. They also enjoy a special relationship with the federal government. In turn, this status and relationship has consequences for tribes and their members; for the states and their citizens; and the federal government. This paper will explore the significance of tribal sovereignty, the tribal-federal trust relationship

Alaska is different. When compared to the contiguous United States of America the differences are pronounced and occur in almost all aspects of life. The differences even extend to the original inhabitants, to the way they survived, treaties with the United States government, current way of life, and education. An overview of the historical approach to education as well as the current changes will hopefully provide insight into what works and what does not work in educational settings in rural Alaska

Exclusion: Stories from High-Achieving American Indian Students Eryka Charley Pennsylvania State University Abstract The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the educational experiences of a group of high-achieving American Indian students. Despite strong community value of the importance of obtaining an education, American Indian students struggle to succeed academically, and have the lowest high school graduation rates in the United States (Brayboy, Fann, Castagno. & Solyom, 2012)

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 The Self Determination era is defined as the revolution of perception, recognition, and assistance by the Federal Government towards the Tribal Community. This Era recognized that Native Americans ability to govern themselves and that the Federal Government should provide assistance through funding various programs such as education, reservation development, and cultural renewal(Castile 1998). Along with the financial support was an

Gendered citizenship is the assignment of expectations, responsibilities, rights, and privileges by patriarchal nation-states that are specific to gender and differ according to race, religion, national origin, class, and sexuality. Although all of the mentioned concepts play a vital role in nation-states’ assignment of citizens’ responsibilities and expectations and the formation of legal rights and privileges, the concepts of religion, race, national origin, and gender arguably represent the determining

American Indians and Alaskan Natives have a relationship with the federal government that is unique due to the “trust relationship” between the US and American Indians/Alaskan Natives (AI/ANs) who are entitled to health care services provided by the US government by virtue of their membership in sovereign Indian nations. In order to contextualize the complex nature of Indian health programs it is necessary to become versed in the political and legal status of Indian tribes. Through numerous constitutional

Native American tribes in the United States are not completely sovereign, for some aspects of their lives are still under the control of the federal government. Tribal councils are still regarded as having tribal sovereignty, but they are limited by federal funding and authority. Sovereignty is a nation’s “relative independence from and among other states” (Cobb, 2005). In this case, tribal sovereignty of Native nations depends upon recognition by the United States. This is ironic; their tribal

initial request for a title. Many times, it has performed out without involving and buyer Black (2001). However, this step perhaps identified as a task that records the land in its present state. Secondly, an on-site examination then performed. The steps are compiled in a detail report that reports on the legal property name, location and any tax information related to the property in question (Black, 2001) The report is then developed with information from several sources: hard copies, digital resources

Encourage the Gradual Civilization of Indian Tribes in this Province, and to amend the Laws Relating to Indians, 1857 include: - Applied equally to Upper and Lower Canada; - Referred to as the Gradual Civilization Act, this statute was the first to introduce the concept of enfranchisement - the process by which Indian people lost their Indian status and became full British subjects; - Intent was to remove all legal distinctions between Indians and non-Indians. - Only Indian men could seek enfranchisement:

to the intoduction of various consumer goods in the Indian market to cater to the needs of consumers along with a variety of services like banking, financing, insurance, transport, construction, entertainment etc. are being made accessable to consumers. The consumers also have assurance of proper food, clean and potable drinking water, primary health care and adequate and well constructed housing and minimum clothing. We can trace the Indian tradition of protecting consumer interest from its historical