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New Mexicans For Tribal Development, Fred Harris Jan 2023

New Mexicans For Tribal Development, Fred Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains the New Mexicans for Tribal Development organization briefly reports on Native American Tribes as separate government units, modern Indian self-government, dual citizenship and dual entitlement, economic self-determination, New Mexicans for tribal development, serving the interests of non-Indians, cooperation, and the so called back-lash fading.


What About Irrigation?, Diana Lawrence, Maggie Gover Nov 2022

What About Irrigation?, Diana Lawrence, Maggie Gover

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This a copy of American for Indian Opportunity Red Paper # 17 entitled “What about Irrigation” addressed to Tribal Decision Makers. This paper was prepared in response to expressed interest by tribal councils in agriculture as economic development. Diana Lawrence, research assistant and Maggie Grover, program director for AIO prepared this paper.


For Some Of Our Friends And Others, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Oct 2022

For Some Of Our Friends And Others, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of an AIO red paper entitled ‘For some of our friends and others: Indian Tribes are separate government units’ discussing Native American tribes’ self-government, dual citizenship, dual entitlement, self-determination, contributions to the over-all economy, serving the interests of non-Indians, and cooperation.


Real Choices In Indian Resources Development, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Oct 2022

Real Choices In Indian Resources Development, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of a report about the Conference on Real Choices in Indian Resources Development attended by fifteen selected tribal leaders from all around the country to examine the alternatives available to Indian tribes in regard to the development of their natural resources.


Aio: Problem And Response, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Oct 2022

Aio: Problem And Response, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is an undated copy of an AIO report on contemporary issues facing Native Americans.


Native American Philosophy And Perspective Of Development, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio), Other Native American Organizations Oct 2022

Native American Philosophy And Perspective Of Development, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio), Other Native American Organizations

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file presents an overview of development as it is characterized in five general areas: governance, education, social welfare, and spiritual/cultural. It intends to give the reader a Native American vision of development as a process that is part of the continuum of our existence, and not an isolate event. This document was written collaboratively by the American Indian Trade and Development Council, AIO, the Council for Tribal Employment rights, the Council of Energy Resource Tribes, First Nations Financial Project, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, Native American Rights Fund, and the Seventh …


Indian Tribal Governments: Problems And Challenges On The People's Road To Sovereignty, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Sep 2022

Indian Tribal Governments: Problems And Challenges On The People's Road To Sovereignty, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of an article manuscript providing basic information for a better understanding of the problems and challenges facing Native American tribes today in their efforts to gain more control over their destiny as sovereign peoples.


Epa – Partners Of Protection Of Tribal Environments, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio), Epa Sep 2022

Epa – Partners Of Protection Of Tribal Environments, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio), Epa

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a set of two copies of reports on the EPA/Tribal Leaders Environmental Forums entitled: ‘Partners for the Protection of Tribal Environments’ and the ‘EPA-Tribal Leaders Workshop’. The first copy of a final report covers activities undertaken by Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO) under a contract from the Environmental Protection Agency to identify barriers to the protection of the environment on and around Tribal lands and to facilitate the development of options for overcoming those barriers. The second report aims to enhance tribes’ ability to be proactive rather than reactive, to identify strategic options, and find a way to …


The Aboriginal Peoples Alliance, Ladonna Harris Sep 2022

The Aboriginal Peoples Alliance, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a draft of an outline for a proposal to establish an alliance of native peoples to be tentatively called “The Aboriginal Peoples Alliance” who are found in the Americas and the Circum-Pacific region of the world.


Americans For Indian Opportunity, Ladonna Harris Sep 2022

Americans For Indian Opportunity, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a synthesized statement of philosophy and purpose of AIO, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that works to improve relationships among Indians and non-Indians to strike down stereotypes and to build upon the strong, positive self-image and powerful motivating force of pride in Indianness.


White House Conference On Balanced National Growth And Economic Development, Ladonna Harris Sep 2022

White House Conference On Balanced National Growth And Economic Development, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of LaDonna Harris’ remarks on issues of economic development, growth, and government in 278 Native American tribes at The White House Conference on Balanced National Growth and economic development. By addressing common issues in tribal governmental processes, she suggests that improved intergovernmental relations between tribal and state governments would improve the possibilities for a balanced national growth.


Indiannet Plan, George Baldwin Aug 2022

Indiannet Plan, George Baldwin

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a plan that describes the development of national civic Network Information Systems (NIS) designed to meet the needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. A copy of INDIANnet Census Information and Network Center, as well as a work plan are attached to this plan.


Indian Definition, Ladonna Harris Aug 2022

Indian Definition, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of a testimony submitted to the Office of Health, Education, and Welfare on Indian Definition. An explanation of how complex it is to define American Indian by the federal government and its policies opens a discussion of Indian nations, Indian membership, and the politics of identity.


Hard Choices: Development Of Non-Energy Non-Replenishable Resources, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jul 2022

Hard Choices: Development Of Non-Energy Non-Replenishable Resources, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is an AIO report that summarizes the seminar on Development of non-energy non-replenishable resources in Native American territories. The purpose of the seminar was to examine the problems and questions involved in the development of non-fuel minerals via round tables that involved participants from energy tribes and non-fuel tribes to share information, establish policy, and inter-tribal communications through the Council of Energy Resource Tribes.


Introduction: The Firewater Myth: North American Indian Drinking And Alcohol Addiction By Joy Leland, Ladonna Harris Jul 2022

Introduction: The Firewater Myth: North American Indian Drinking And Alcohol Addiction By Joy Leland, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a draft of the introduction to the published book "The Firewater Myth: American Indian drinking and alcohol addiction" by Joy Leland. It was prepared and written by LaDonna Harris.


The American Indian: Challenge And Response, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jun 2022

The American Indian: Challenge And Response, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a collection of drafts about American Indian Special-Interests Organizations, programs, and projects. These documents synthesize information about the National Indian organizations such as the Institute for Development of Indian Law, The National Congress of American Indians, The National Council on Indian Opportunity, The National Tribal Chairmen's Association, The American Indian Movement, Association on American Indian Affairs, and The Americans for Indian Opportunity. The Challenge: a detailed description of the American Indian today and the Response: Indian Organizations


As Long As The Water Flows: Indian Irrigation Projects, Gail Offen Jun 2022

As Long As The Water Flows: Indian Irrigation Projects, Gail Offen

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

In this red paper the author describes Indian irrigation projects based on internal studies by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.


Coal: Black Death For Red Culture, David Logsdon Jun 2022

Coal: Black Death For Red Culture, David Logsdon

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a Red Paper about coal mining in American Indian lands and its impact on water, soil, air quality, economy, natural environment, cultures, and development of tribes. The author makes an analysis of the damaging impact of strip mining, coal fired electricity, and coal gasification on the soil, underground water reserves, air, and the natural environment of Native American communities. The author also includes a critical analysis of the role of the U.S. Interior Department, the BIA, and the leasing treaties in tribal development programs to call for more participation of the Indian communities for protecting and managing natural …


Dealing With Developers, Charles Lipton Jun 2022

Dealing With Developers, Charles Lipton

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains a set of papers prepared by Charles Lipton International attorney to AIO explaining concessions and negotiations in mineral development, mining companies, investment, conditions, and preferences in setting contracts for mineral exploitation in developing countries and American Indian lands. There is also a description of government strategies and techniques for negotiating contracts and concessions for mineral extraction. An attached copy of a published article on Fiscal aspects of negotiating Third World mineral development agreements by the same author is included in this set.


Development Priorities, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jun 2022

Development Priorities, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a to-do list of actions and strategies to get support and positive outcomes from their Self-determination proposal


Uranium, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jun 2022

Uranium, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This paper is about the world, The U.S. , the American Indian uranium supply, and the demand for this mineral. An analysis of the consequences of development or non-development that tribes must face and some of the decisions tribes must make to avoid exploitation is included.


Briefing On Recent Hate Crimes Against Alaska Natives And Other Acts Of Discrimination, Alaska Federation Of Natives Jan 2001

Briefing On Recent Hate Crimes Against Alaska Natives And Other Acts Of Discrimination, Alaska Federation Of Natives

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This copy of the Briefing on recent hate crimes against Alaska Natives and other acts of discrimination was presented to the Alaska Advisory Committee and the United States Commission on Civil Rights on April 26, 2001 by the Alaska Federation of Natives to report recent incidents of racial discrimination against Alaska Natives.


Repatriation, American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation Jan 2001

Repatriation, American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains newspaper clippings on the repatriation of Native American ceremonial artifacts to their tribes, a copy of an issue of the Native American Rights Fund magazine dated 1987, a flier for a benefit auction for the Mohawk Valley Community and the American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation and LaDonna Harris and AIO’s correspondence concerning the Native American objects and remains repatriation to their original communities.


An Overview Of Americans For Indian Opportunity, Inc., Ladonna Harris, Laura Harris Jan 2000

An Overview Of Americans For Indian Opportunity, Inc., Ladonna Harris, Laura Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains copies of American for Indian Opportunities reports, communications, updates on the organization, programs sponsored by AIO, communications with editors and publishers, drafts of AIO’s organizational information, work on environmental issues, the American Indian Institute, the Symposium on Sovereign dependency, Conflict management process, Indian Youth development, management session, an AIO’s Corporate Capacity Statement, biographical profile of LaDonna Harris, and copies of some bibliographical sources.


Ladonna Harris’ Papers, Ladonna Harris Jan 2000

Ladonna Harris’ Papers, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains White and discussion papers by LaDonna Harris including drafts with the authors marks and annotations as well as correspondence with Editors and Publishing Companies. Paper titles include: Government to Government: Indian Tribes and the Federal Government, Indian Reservation Economies, The Kerner Report: An American Indian Viewpoint, Colonization of Indian Economy, Esther Ross and the rebirth of the Stillaguamish Tribe, Values of Native American Tribes, Off- Reservation Indians and Unrecognized Tribes, The Menominee Peoples, To all my Comanche Relatives, Tribal Governments in the U.S. Federal System, American Indians and The Constitution, Harmony through Wisdom: Recreating traditional ways of …


The American Indian Ambassadors Program: Pathways For The Future, Ladonna Harris, Laura Harris Jan 2000

The American Indian Ambassadors Program: Pathways For The Future, Ladonna Harris, Laura Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains triptychs on the American Indian Ambassadors Program and AIO’s thirtieth anniversary. Communications, invitations, and drafts of the triptychs are also included in this set of documents.


The Native American Studies – University Of New Mexico 1994-2000, Native American Studies At Unm, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 2000

The Native American Studies – University Of New Mexico 1994-2000, Native American Studies At Unm, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains information about The Native American Studies (NAS) program at UNM in its early beginnings, progress, and establishment as a leading intervention and retaining program to support Native American students in the state of New Mexico. Among the documents included in this file are copies of grants such as the Assuring equal access to Native Americans in New Mexico NTI/TIIAP Grant, a Progress report for the academic intervention and retention at NAS, UNM for the year 1993, Librarians working with Native American Communities, Proposal for funding Native American Libraries in New Mexico, library legislation, budget, 1996 World Indigenous …


Tribal Colleges, Rocky Mountain College Jan 1999

Tribal Colleges, Rocky Mountain College

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains correspondence and newspaper clippings on colleges and postsecondary education in American Indian Tribes. A copy of the grant proposal entitled: American Indian Education: A partnership for change which is a program to increase American Indian enrollment, achievement, retention, and number of graduates At Rocky Mountain College is also included in this file.


Native American Arts Alliance, Native American Arts Alliance Jan 1999

Native American Arts Alliance, Native American Arts Alliance

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains documentation of the preparations for the “Ceremonial” Art Exhibit which featured the work of eight contemporary Native American artists presented at the Zenobio Institute in Venice, Italy during la Biennale di Venezia 1999-2000. Drafts of proposals, minutes of meetings, invitations, fundraising exhibition plans, notes, news releases and clippings as well as communications related to this event are included.


Re-Visioning New Mexico, Inc. Community Economic Development Policy Project, Re-Visioning New Mexico Jan 1999

Re-Visioning New Mexico, Inc. Community Economic Development Policy Project, Re-Visioning New Mexico

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains announcements, strategies-action plan for a Community Economic Development Policies in New Mexico Symposium to be held on April 28-29 1999. Also included in this file you will find a copy of the agenda for the Community Economic Development Tribal Leaders Symposium dated Sept. 28 1999, an issue of the Re-Vision New Mexico Reports, Fall 1994, and fliers concerning events organized by Re-Envisioning NM.