Examines the public confusion and intergovernmental conflicts that arise from overlapping jurisdictions in "Indian Country" (reservations and surrounding counties). Presents legal and proprietal, ethnohistorical, and political-geographical views of Indian Country. Discusses jurisdictional problems related to geography, subject matter…

Discusses the concept of copyright and how it is embodied in the law, including an overview of international copyright. Applications in developing countries are discussed, and pros and cons are considered in terms of economics, competition among publishers, and dissemination of information. (Contains nine references.) (EAM)

Discussed is the United Nations call for a climate treaty to be ready to sign in 1992. The international controls on the emissions of gases that threaten to warm the planet are at the core of the proposed treaty. U.S. policy and other policies are discussed. (KR)

Discusses the sacred bond between the cedar and the Skokomish people and tribal efforts to protect the cedar through treaties and court litigation. Describes how disappearance of the cedar is adversely affecting traditional education practices and the survival of traditional culture and ceremonies. (SV)

Compares U.S. and New Zealand histories of the relationship between the central government and indigenous peoples (American Indians/Maoris). Discusses major treaties, cyclical conservative/liberal swings between denial of treaty provisions and rectification, and the question of indigenous self-determination as interpreted disparately by national…

Focuses on mass immigration to the United States and the country's responses to various groups of immigrants. It is concluded that the United States has used international agreements regarding the settlement of large numbers of people only when they have facilitated government action. (SLD)

While Article 128 of the Treaty of Rome very clearly states that a common policy for vocational training should be developed, this policy has never come to fruition. This is largely due to resistance from Germany and France, which already possessed highly developed vocational training systems. But the failure can also be attributed to the clash…

In 1867, in an effort to avoid the high costs of war and protect overland transportation routes, Congress passed a bill authorizing a commission to establish peace with the Plains Indians. Despite signing treaties with a number of plains and western tribes, Congress failed to fulfill the treaty stipulations, and instead of initiating an era of…

The diversity of customs and habitats under which the aboriginal peoples of North America lived in the past--and in which they live today--is one of the many possible topics for consideration in the social studies classroom. Along with an examination of the tribes, social studies educators can teach about the experiences of the explorers and the…

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1980, and signed by President Carter shortly thereafter. For the past decade, however, the Convention has been pending before the Senate. This hearing was part of the proceedings in which the Senate provided advice…

Using geographic criteria to assess the United States, two themes are apparent: 1) gulf between America's perception of conditions and reality, and 2) conflict between deeply rooted sentiment for isolationism and internationalism of a trade-oriented country. (ND)

There were 271 treaties made between the United States Government and many Indian Nations, promising friendship and peaceful interaction, but treaty amendments and outright violations on the part of the United States led to war and loss of Indian Nation lands. (JC)

The article discusses the funding of the 1972 Indian Education Act, and the obstacles that almost prevented its passage. The important steps are chronologically reviewed, also including the testimony of Indian leaders and a summary of appropriation requests. (KM)

Following passage of legislation to end the practice of drawing up treaties with the American Indians in 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant implemented a "Peace Policy" aimed at persuading the Indians of the uselessness of resistance. The Indian delegations' visits to Washington were one tactic in the control strategy the government used…

Written as a tribute to American Indian law enforcement officers and the Indian Criminal Justice System, this monographh details the history of the legislative, judicial, financial, and cultural problems associated with the development of Indian law enforcement. Citing numerous court cases, pieces of legislation, and individual and organizational…