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Indigenous Peoples, American Federalism, And The Supreme Court, David E. Wilkins
Indigenous Peoples, American Federalism, And The Supreme Court, David E. Wilkins
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
As America breathes a sigh of relief in the afterglow of the pyrotechnics associated with the first post-September 11 July 4, pondering its global status as as the leading agent in its self-proclaimed "War on Terrorism," and its domestic situation with a "War on Federalism" raging between the Supreme Court's redefined notion of states' rights and federal authority, it seems a propitious time to ask where indigenous nations fit in this warlike atmosphere, given that the history of Indian/U.S. relations involved a fair amount of war-related activities.
Governance Within The Navajo Nation: Have Democratic Traditions Taken Hold?, David E. Wilkins
Governance Within The Navajo Nation: Have Democratic Traditions Taken Hold?, David E. Wilkins
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
This essay crafts a description and analysis of the political and institutional context, structures, and issues of the Navajo Nation's government. We begin with a demographic, institutional, and ideological assessment of the nation as its currently stands, move to a historical overview of the nation from precontact times to the 1989 riots and conclude with a short policy portfolio of three issues—land claims, gaming, and taxation—that will likely impact the shape and direction the nation will head into the twenty-first century.