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Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Contributors: Vol 15 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 15 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue 3

Ian G. Barber's Review Of John Wilson's From The Beginning: The Archaeology Of The Maori, Ian G. Barber

Pacific Studies

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Implementing Certain Recommendations Of The Garrison Unit Joint Tribal Advisory Committee Regarding The Entitlement Of The Three Affiliated Tribes And The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe To Additional Financial Compensation For The Taking Of Reservation Lands For The Site Of The Garrison Dam And Reservoir And The Oahe Dam And Reservoir And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) House Select Committee on Indian Affairs, dated November 26, 1991, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 168 which aimed to provide the Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux with fair compensation for lands taken for construction of the Garrison Dam and Oahe Dam as well as the return of land that was taken but not used for the dam projects. The report summarizes the background and need for US Senate Bill 168, and it acknowledges that the implementation of the Pick-Sloan Plan effectively forced the Three Affiliated tribes off their land …

Victoria K. Burbank's Review Of Gillian Cowlishaw's Black, White, Or Brindle: Race In Rural Australia, Victoria K. Burbank

Pacific Studies

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Robert Layton's Review Of Peter Sutton's Dreamings: The Art Of Aboriginal Australia, Robert Layton

Pacific Studies

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The Garifuna Journey Study Guide, Andrea E. Leland, Kathy Berger

Documentary Study Guides

Garifuna tradition bearers, artists, and technicians collaborated with filmmakers Andrea E. Leland and Kathy Berger to produce The Garifuna Journey, a documentary focused on the story of resistance and continuity of culture. The National Garifuna Council of Belize also worked on the project with the goal of cultural retrieval, as little had been documented and collected for its own archives.

With direction from tradition bearers in Belize, video footage and audio taped oral histories were collected, transcribed, and returned to the Belize community. The documentary was produced from these materials, focused on the Garifuna experience in Belize.

Review Of The Yankton Sioux, Michael L. Tate

History Faculty Publications

Although numerous nonfiction works about American Indians fill juvenile sections of public libraries, most are written by educators who know little about the subtleties of Indian life. The result is a myriad of books that reflect a "Great Chiefs" approach, or worse yet, a type of composite Native American hero distill tribes for the young adult and general reading audience, Frank W. Porter III, Director of Chelsea House Foundation for the Study of American Indians, has initiated a 53-volume series of tribally and topically organized books. The length of each volume is rigidly maintained at 111 pages, and the list …

The Omaha Dance In Oglala And Sicangu Sioux History, Mark G. Thiel

Library Faculty Research and Publications

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Authorizing The Acquisition Of Additional Lands For Inclusion In The Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated July 30, 1990, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1230 which proposes to expand the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota by 465 acres to better represent the ancestral homelands of the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes. The proposed expansion included burial grounds. This report seeks to amend US Senate Bill 1230 to increase funding for the development of the historic site and to change the wording of Section 1 “Acquisition of Additional Lands” to specify certain parameters for acquiring land. …

Gordon R. Lewthwaite's Review Of Carol Morton Johnston And Harry Morton's The Farthest Corner: New Zealand--A Twice Discovered Land, Gordon R. Lewthwaite

Pacific Studies

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David E. Lewis Jr.'S Review Of Claire D. F. Parsons's Healing Practices In The South Pacific, David E, Lewis Jr.

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Raymond Evans's Review Of Jeremy Beckett's Torres Strait Islanders: Custom And Colonialism, Raymond Evans

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Keith Sinclair's Review Of James Belich's The New Zealand Wars And The Victorian Interpretation Of Racial Conflict, Keith Sinclair

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Kenneth Maddock's Review Of Ronald M. Berndt And Catherine H. Berndt's End Of An Era: Aboriginal Labour In The Northern Territory, Kenneth Maddock

Pacific Studies

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Tri-Racial Enculturation: Red, White, And Black In The South, Rhett S. Jones

Trotter Review

In an essay published in The Western Journal of Black Studies (1977) I pointed out that while for many years the study of relations between blacks and Native Americans had been neglected by historians and other scholars, recent studies had acknowledged that red folk and black often influenced one another. What I did not point out was that, for the United States. studies of tri-racial contact were almost nonexistent. Things were quite different in studies of Latin America where the realities of social and sexual contact among all three races were reflected not only in works by historians but in …

Oneida Burial Ordinance Draft, 1989, Oneida Tribe Of Indians Of Wisconsin

Graves Protection and Repatriation

This two-page typed document is a draft of an Oneida Burial Ordinance adopted by the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin on May 19, 1989. It outlines rules to govern the burial of Oneida Indians on the Oneida Indian Reservation. This document calls for the creation of a Tribal Cemetery and a Cemetery Board, noting that non-Oneida spouses and children may be buried in the same cemetery. Notes for improvement of the ordinance are included at the top of the draft.

An Act To Regulate Gaming On Indian Lands, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This act, dated October 17, 1988, also known as United States Public Law 100-497, and popularly known as the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, was enacted to provide a statutory basis for the operation and regulation of tribal gaming, and to declare the need for the establishment of independent Federal regulatory authority, Federal standards for gaming on Indian lands, and a National Indian Gaming Commission, in order to meet congressional concerns regarding gaming and to protect such gaming as a means of generating tribal revenue.

American Indian Movement 20th Anniversary Conference Reunion Program, American Indian Movement, Clyde H. Bellecourt

American Indian Movement and Activism

This eight-page typed document is the program for the American Indian Movement 20th Anniversary Conference, which took place from September 1st to September 6th, 1988, in Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota. It contains a schedule of events for sessions held each day, a proclamation from the Governor of Minnesota, commentary on the history of the Movement and a note about the Dakota people held in an internment camp at Fort Snelling in 1862-1863.

Michele D. Dominy's Review Of Stephen Levine And Raj Vasil's Maori Political Perspectives He Whakaaro Māori Mó Ngá Ti Kanga Káwanatanga, Michele D. Dominy

Pacific Studies

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Barbara Harrison's Review Of Angela Ballara's Proud To Be White? A Survey Of Pakeha Prejudice In New Zealand, Barbara Harrison

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Michele D. Dominy's Review Of Stephen Levine And Raj Vasil's Maori Political Perspectives He Whakaaro Māori Mó Ngá Ti Kanga Káwanatanga, Michele D. Dominy

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Barbara Harrison's Review Of Angela Ballara's Proud To Be White? A Survey Of Pakeha Prejudice In New Zealand, Barbara Harrison

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

American Indian Movement 20th Anniversary Conference Reunion Agenda, American Indian Movement

American Indian Movement and Activism

This six-page typed document is an agenda for the American Indian Movement 20th Anniversary Conference, which took place from September 1st to September 6th, 1988, in Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota. It details the ceremonies, entertainment, reports and speakers for each day and notes topics of concern including health, education, treaty rights and international solidarity. The last page of the document is a conference registration form.

American Indian Movement Self-Determination Week Proclamation, Peter Macdonald Sr.

American Indian Movement and Activism

This one-page typed document is a proclamation from the Navajo Nation declaring that September 4-10, 1988, will be known as "American Indian Movement Self-Determination Week." It discusses how, before 1968 and the establishment of the American Indian Movement, matters regarding Indian education, housing, health, civil rights, and treaty rights were ignored. It lists various programs developed to aid Indian self-determination and mentions the twentieth-anniversary gathering to be held in Minneapolis. The proclamation is signed by Peter MacDonald Sr., Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council.

What Is The American Indian Movement?, Birgil Kills Straight, Richard Lacourse

American Indian Movement and Activism

This one-page typed document is a speech given at the 20th Anniversary Conference-Reunion of the American Indian Movement held from September 1-6, 1988. The speech, given by Birgil Kills Straight of the Oglala Lakota Nation, describes how AIM formed to stand up for those without power or rights to establish Indian sovereignty. It also discusses the spiritual aspects of AIM and states that its members belong to a rebirth of the Warriors Class in this century.

In The Spirit Of Smohalla: The 12th International Indian Treaty Conference At Celilo Village, Oregon, International Indian Treaty Council

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page information pamphlet advertises the 12th International Indian Treaty Conference held June 21-26, 1988, at Celilo Village in Oregon. The conference covers topics such as treaty rights, political prisoners, water and fishing rights, self-government and environmental resources. The pamphlet includes information about the prophet Smohalla, damage to the Columbia River and Celilo Falls, and the imprisonment of salmon fishermen.

Reburial Committee Schedule And Fact Sheet For Ancestor Days, May 26, 1988, Reburial Committee

Graves Protection and Repatriation

This four-page typed document from the Reburial Committee provides a schedule for Ancestor Days, held May 26th to May 30th, 1988. It includes a photograph of an aerial view of the Slack Farm site of Indian grave looting as well as a list of quotations describing the scale of vandalism at the site. A fact sheet provides information about the destruction and recent legislation related to grave desecration.

Uniontown Reburial Benefit Flyer, American Indian Institute

Graves Protection and Repatriation

This flyer advertises a benefit event to be held on April 18, 1988 to assist Native American Elders in participating in reburial efforts at Uniontown, Kentucky. The event is sponsored by American Indian Institute, a non-profit organization.

Letter From Tomah To John Thomas, April 15, 1988, Tomah

Graves Protection and Repatriation

This single-page typed letter from Tomah to John Thomas was sent on April 15, 1988. Tomah states that he would like to participate in the Kentucky reburial efforts, offering whatever help he is able to provide. He also notes his involvement with a newsletter that helps tribal people reconnect with their heritage.