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Repatriation: Culture Recaptured, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1992

Repatriation: Culture Recaptured, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of AIO’s Repatriation project proposal submitted to the Pew Charitable Trusts in 1992. Repatriation: Culture recaptured is a two-pronged multi-year national education program to be undertaken in a true public-private partnership, forming alliances with several Federal agencies, national professional societies, museums, universities, and Native Americans. The goal of this partnership program will be to produce a comprehensive knowledge base concerning the unique cultures of native peoples. This information can be used to maintain and strengthen living traditions within native communities. Furthermore, these programs will engage the academic and museum communities in establishing a dialog with members …

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Native American Religious Freedom Project, Ladonna Harris Jan 1992

Native American Religious Freedom Project, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains correspondence between Americans for Indian Opportunity and funding organizations regarding the Native American Religious Freedom Project.

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Ada Deer, Ladonna Harris Jan 1992

Ada Deer, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains La Donna Harris and AIO’s correspondence concerning Ada Deer’s campaign for congress and newspaper clippings on Bert DeLeeuw’s murder, Ada Deer’s campaign, fund raiser and her campaign rivals.

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American Indian Business, Author Unknown Jan 1992

American Indian Business, Author Unknown

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains copies of a bi-monthly report on small business owners by the National Economic Development Association (NEDA) stressing the economic support for minority and Native American businesses in New Mexico, a copy of the Proposal to support Metallurgical Coke from Native American Owned Coal, a copy of Minority Business Today issue 1-March 1982, a copy of the newsletter of the Development Agency, a report by the Native American employment coalition, a copy of the printed guide: Indian Country USA travel planner, letters and advertisements related to Native American Business Services, and News on Native American businesses.

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The Comanche Code Talkers Of World War Ii, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1992

The Comanche Code Talkers Of World War Ii, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains abstracts, correspondence between American for Indian Opportunity and the Secretary of Defense, newspaper clippings, and pictures of celebrations honoring the Comanche Code Talkers of World War II.

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Tribal Economic Flows: The Contributions Of Tribal Economies To Local, State, And Regional Economies, Ladonna Harris, Unm Barc Jan 1992

Tribal Economic Flows: The Contributions Of Tribal Economies To Local, State, And Regional Economies, Ladonna Harris, Unm Barc

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of a grant entitled ‘Towards an understanding of rural economies: The contributions of tribal economies to local, state, and regional economies’, a proposal submitted to the Economic Development Administration United States Department of Commerce by the Business Assistance and Resource Center at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Correspondence and communications with funding agencies and collaborators are included.

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Tribal Economic Flows, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1992

Tribal Economic Flows, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains correspondence and communications between AIO and federal funding agencies, as well as state government, tribal leaders, and the University of New Mexico researchers to support the study and development of a model for tracking and analyzing tribal economic contributions to local, state, and regional economies. Copies of a grant proposal to The Ford Foundation with appendices and papers on culturally-sensitive aspects of AIO’s Tribal Issue Management Process by AIO, and The Wisdom of the people: A sharing and nurturing of Tribal Spirit by LaDonna Harris are included.

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Movies, Ladonna Harris Jan 1992

Movies, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains AIO and LaDonna Harris’ correspondence related to the promotion of the film ‘The Pow-Wow Highway’. Some newspaper clippings about the misrepresentation and romanticized depiction of Native American cultures in movies such as Dances with wolves, Thunderheart, and Pocahontas are included in this file.

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This Is What We Want To Share: Core Cultural Values, Ladonna Harris, Jacqueline Wasilewski Jan 1992

This Is What We Want To Share: Core Cultural Values, Ladonna Harris, Jacqueline Wasilewski

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a draft of AIO’s Contemporary Tribal Governance Series publication on Native American values. This draft entitled ‘This is what we want to share: Core Cultural Values’ by la Donna Harris in collaboration with Jacqueline Wasilewski is dated August, 1992. This manuscript addressed to tribal leader aims to provide the occasion for collective reflection, assist native peoples in differentiating themselves out of their collective mess, enable Native Americans to realize that in the dynamic world in which they live, even when they fix their present mess, it will not stay fixed, and enable native Americans out of their five …

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Assessing Expectations For The Government To Government Relationship, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1992

Assessing Expectations For The Government To Government Relationship, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains copies of the Assessing expectations for government to government relationship: Results of a national survey conducted by Americans for Indian Opportunity. Attached to this survey results are copies of USDA senior executive Service candidate development program: Individual Program of Study-Proposal for Action by David Mackenzie, a draft of a Statement of policy: Policy on American Indians and Alaska Natives by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, and an abbreviated individual study plan proposal for action by Christine Pytel from the USDA-Forest Service

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National Indian Information Center: Concept Paper, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1992

National Indian Information Center: Concept Paper, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of a concept paper to pilot a Non-profit Census Information Center together with American Indians, Eskimo, and Aleuts as the lead agency of a three-member consortium of Washington-based American non-profit organizations. Attached to this paper are communications and briefing papers.

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Quincentennial – Preparations 1986-1991, Author Unknown Jan 1991

Quincentennial – Preparations 1986-1991, Author Unknown

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains Americans for Indian Opportunity’s correspondence with Indigenous organizations of the Americas concerning the organization of the Quincentennial Anniversary of Columbus arrival to the Americas. Attachments and research sources for the organization of this event included in this file are copies of published newsletters such as the Indian news of the Americas, a proposal and survey to create an Indigenous Organization of the Americas Directory, a copy of a published article on ‘The deep meaning of Native American Schooling 1800-1900 by David Wallace Adams, a copy of the program to the Seventh Assembly of the Fourth World Symposium, …

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Water Ii (In American Indian Country), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jan 1991

Water Ii (In American Indian Country), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains a copy of the Nonpoint Source Guidance of December 1987 by the U.S. EPA Office of Water and the Office of Water regulations and standards, a report on the Clean Lakes Program Guidance dated August 1987 by the EPA Office of Water Regulations and Standards, a draft report to Congress on Indian Wastewater Treatment Needs and Assistance dated January 7, 1988 including appendices and a list of Indian group members, a draft of the 1990 Guidance of the EPA Office of Water for review and comments, and a report entitled “The killing of the Waters: Dams, development, …

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Toxic Waste, United States Environmental Protection Agency Jan 1991

Toxic Waste, United States Environmental Protection Agency

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains a copy of the Outline of RCRA Subtitle D Mining Waste Strawman including guidelines for state mining waste management plan development, approval, and enforcement as well as technical criteria for mining waste management facilities and practices. This document was sent to tribal leaders by the EPA in 1988. Attachments to this document include correspondence and newspaper clippings on the danger of the proposed mining waste management plan alerting people of the collateral damage to the environment.

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Fashion Designers, Anne-Marie Schiro Jan 1991

Fashion Designers, Anne-Marie Schiro

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains two news clippings about Native American fashion designer JoAnna Wabisca and her fashion project to provide work and pride to the Cheyenne Tribe.

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Indiannet Data Survey, Ladonna Harris Jan 1991

Indiannet Data Survey, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains communications and a questionnaire sent to some Native American Tribes to participate in the development of INDIANnet.

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Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Land Restoration – 20-Year Commemoration Celebration 1991, R. C. Gordon-Mccutchan Jan 1991

Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Land Restoration – 20-Year Commemoration Celebration 1991, R. C. Gordon-Mccutchan

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains a printed program to the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Land Restoration dated September 7 & 8, 1991, and a copy of the printed version of the chapter entitled: The battle for Blue Lake: A struggle for Indian religious rights by R.C. Gordon-McCutchan, published by the Journal of Church and State in the Autumn of 1991. Correspondence and drafts of the preparations for the events in celebration of the Taos Blue Lake Restoration are also included.

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Tribal Governance, Author Unknown Jan 1991

Tribal Governance, Author Unknown

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains copies of The National Historic Landmarks Program, a paper entitled ‘A culturally-sensitive Approach to Tribal Governance Issues Management’ by B. Broome and A. Christakis, a paper entitled ‘Cross-cultural training across the individualism-collectivism divide’ submitted for publication to the International Journal of Intercultural Relations, and AOI’s correspondence including attachments of a transcript of a press conference with Americans for Indian Opportunity and The Council of Energy Resource Tribes dated Feb. 22, 1989. Attachments include a draft of the Western Governors’ Association Resolution on State/Tribal Relations dated July 18, 1989, a copy of the State/Tribal Governmental Relations Policy, Legislative …

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National Indian Child Welfare Act Conference, National Indian Child Welfare Association Jan 1990

National Indian Child Welfare Act Conference, National Indian Child Welfare Association

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of the National Child Welfare Act Conference registration form and agenda with the descriptions of the workshops to be hosted at the Clarion Four Seasons Hotel on November 14-16, 1990 in Albuquerque, NM.

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Evaluation Of The Albuquerque Area Teen Centers And To Develop A Model, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1990

Evaluation Of The Albuquerque Area Teen Centers And To Develop A Model, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of a Contract Technical Proposal on the Evaluation of the Albuquerque Area Teen Centers and to Develop a Model. Relying on the Family Systems Project, this proposed study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Albuquerque Teen Centers and support programs to improve Native American youth’s mental health and prevent other diseases in this community. Included in this file are communications and application forms pertinent to this proposal.

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Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Land Restoration – 20th Anniversary 1970-1990, U.S. Senate Records Jan 1990

Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Land Restoration – 20th Anniversary 1970-1990, U.S. Senate Records

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

These are copies of congressional records and the Taos Pueblo Council Governor’s Office briefing memorandum on the Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Land Restoration. Copies of the Senate records are dated December 1-2, 1970. The governor’s memorandum contains a summary of reasons for enactment of H.R. 471, H.R. 471 will not set a legislative precedent, The legal basis of the Taos Pueblo’s claim for restoration of Blue Lake Lands, President Nixon’s statement in support of Blue Lake Lands Restoration, text of H.R. 471 (House-passed Version), Taos Pueblo objections to Senate Interior Committee Substitute Bill, text of Senate Interior Committee Substitute Bill, …

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Quincentennial Project: The Untold Story: 500 Years Of Native American Perseverance 1987-91, Ladonna Harris Jan 1990

Quincentennial Project: The Untold Story: 500 Years Of Native American Perseverance 1987-91, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains correspondence, communications, meeting minutes, program drafts, and notes about an international gathering of Native Americans and indigenous peoples of the Americas in commemoration of the quincentenary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Western Hemisphere and the contributions and perseverance of indigenous peoples of the hemisphere. This conference named the Untold Story: 500 years of Native American Perseverance was hosted in the City of Indianapolis, Indiana in collaboration with the OAS, AIO, and other sponsors in 1992.

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Rural Indian Health Roundtable Conference - Final Report, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1990

Rural Indian Health Roundtable Conference - Final Report, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a copy of the Rural Indian Health Round Table Conference on Tribal Governments as rural health providers Final Report. The Rural Health Roundtable Conference was held on September 27 and 28, 1990 in Washington D.C., as one of five roundtable meetings sponsored by the Indian Health Service (IHS) Office of Planning, Evaluation and Legislation in 1990. The purpose of the HIS roundtable meeting was to bring together experts in the fields of health care, community development, tribal governance, academia and policy to chart pathways for enabling tribal governments to become providers of rural health services.

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Quincentennial Project: The Untold Story: 500 Years Of Native American Perseverance-Correspondence 1990, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1990

Quincentennial Project: The Untold Story: 500 Years Of Native American Perseverance-Correspondence 1990, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains letters and fliers exchanged between AIO and sponsors-partners in preparation for the Quincentennial Project The Untold Story: 500 years of Native American Perseverance.

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Quincentennial Project: The Untold Story: 500 Years Of Native American Perseverance-Correspondence 1990 (Continued), Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1990

Quincentennial Project: The Untold Story: 500 Years Of Native American Perseverance-Correspondence 1990 (Continued), Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains a continued set of letters and fliers exchanged between AIO and sponsors-partners in preparation for the Quincentennial Project The Untold Story: 500 years of Native American Perseverance.

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Omaha Language Preservation In The Macy, Nebraska Public School, Catherine Rudin Jan 1989

Omaha Language Preservation In The Macy, Nebraska Public School, Catherine Rudin

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

A native language renewal program at the Macy, Nebraska Public School is described that is designed to preserve Omaha, a native American Indian language that is only a generation away from extinction. At the time of this research, only about 100 fluent Omaha speakers lived on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska. The language and culture program, instituted in 1970, has employed various instruction techniques and methodologies, including immersion, memorization of words and phrases, and publication of student-authored stories in English and Omaha. The program has suffered from a lack of consistency; frequent changes in funding, personnel, and curriculum; and a …

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The Creation Of An Indian Mediation And Conciliation Team, Ladonna Harris Jan 1989

The Creation Of An Indian Mediation And Conciliation Team, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains: (a) a proposal to create an Indian team to be trained in mediation and conciliation by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), (b) correspondence between LaDonna Harris and Native American organizations requesting their support to this initiative, (c) a draft of a concept paper on the Development and Training of an Indian Interactive Management Team in Indian Country, (d) a draft of a paper entitled ‘Barriers to effective tribal interaction with EPA as stated by EPA staff in conference calls, and (e) replies supporting LaDonna Harris and AIO’s proposal.

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Excerpts From The Report For The Van Ameringen Foundation On Aio's Family System Project, Ladonna Harris Jan 1989

Excerpts From The Report For The Van Ameringen Foundation On Aio's Family System Project, Ladonna Harris

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This synthesized report on AIO's Family Systems Project contains a background of research conducted by AIO on emotional dynamics in a tribe and the tribe's families; the power of Family Systems Analysis, an approach more in line with knowledge based on Family systems theory and Tribal consensus-building systems; key issues and concepts in tribal dynamics; future steps; and appendixes on North American Tribal Kinship systems from the social origins of private life.

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University Of Illinois Racist Mascot, The Office Of Native American Students For Progress Jan 1989

University Of Illinois Racist Mascot, The Office Of Native American Students For Progress

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This file contains copies of letters to the University of Illinois Chancellor, Charlene Teters (Native American Student) and the UI President regarding the negative stereotype displayed by the University mascot. Attached to these communications are several newspaper clippings and a copy of a resolution regarding the University of Illinois Mascot.

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From Council Fires To Computers: Computer Assisted Consensus Building Within Tribes Between Tribes And Between Tribal And Non-Tribal Governments, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio) Jan 1989

From Council Fires To Computers: Computer Assisted Consensus Building Within Tribes Between Tribes And Between Tribal And Non-Tribal Governments, Americans For Indian Opportunity (Aio)

LaDonna Harris Native American Collection

This is a concept paper on the development and training of an Indian Interactive Management team in Native American country presented to the Administration for Native Americans. In this paper it is explained how a computer assisted discussion process called Interactive Management (IM) can enable a group of people with highly contrastive perspectives to come together and solve problems because the IM values the differences in perspective and sees them as contributions.

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