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Three Affiliated Tribes V. Wold Engineering (1984), United States Supreme Court, Harry Blackmun

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Three Affiliated Tribes v. Wold Engineering is a case that forced the United States (US) Supreme Court to clarify US Public Law 83-280 (typically referred to as Public Law 280). Due to a lack of clarity in US Public Law 280, when the Three Affiliated Tribes attempted to sue Wold Engineering for breach of contract, North Dakota (ND) state courts told the tribes that they were unable to preside over a case between a sovereign nation and a private business. The North Dakota courts held that the tribes would have to give up tribal sovereignty if they wanted to try …

Year-End Report Of The 2d Session Of The 98th Congress, United States Congress, Us Senate

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This excerpt from the United States (US) Year-End Senate Report, dated January 1, 1984, includes a section entitled “Accomplishments of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs” that summarizes laws passed and enacted regarding Indigenous People in the United States. The summary covers business pertaining to tribes across the United States, including the note that hearings on Indian health were held in North Dakota, Alaska, Washington, and Montana and that the Indian Health Care Improvement Act was vetoed. The summary indicates that an inheritance and land consolidation code was enacted pertaining to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of North and South …

Authorizing The Secretary Of The Interior To Set Aside Certain Judgment Funds Of The Three Affiliated Tribes Of Fort Berthold Reservation In North Dakota, United States Congress, Us Senate

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This report, dated May 17 1983, also known as United States (US) Senate Report 98-126, was submitted by the US Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs to accompany Senate Bill 727, "to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside certain judgment funds of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, and for other purposes." In the report, the committee recommends passage of the bill, with three amendments that are detailed in the report.

Authorizing The Assiniboine Tribe To File In The U.S. Court Of Claims Any Claims Against The United States For Damages For Delay In Payment Of Lands Claimed To Be Taken In Violation Of The U.S. Constitution, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us Senate

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This report from the United States (US) Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary, dated June 25, 1980 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1796 which authorized the Assiniboine tribe to seek damages for US constitutional violations and the delay of payment for taken lands. This report includes recommendations from the US assistant attorney general and proposed amendments for the bill. US Senate Bill 1796 became US Public Law 96-434 on October 10, 1980.

Authorizing The Blackfeet And Gros Ventre Tribes To File In The U.S. Court Of Claims Any Claims Against The United States For Damages For Delay In Payment Of Lands Claimed To Be Taken In Violation Of The U.S. Constitution, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary, dated June 25, 1980 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1795 which authorized the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre tribes to seek damages for US Constitutional violations and the delay of payment for taken lands. This report recommends an amendment to the language of US Senate Bill 1795. US Senate Bill 1795 became US Public Law 96-405 on October, 9, 1980.

An Act To Establish For The Placement Of Indian Children In Foster Or Adoptive Homes To Prevent The Breakup Of Indian Families, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress

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This United States (US) public law, also known as the Indian Child Welfare Act (IWCA) passed on November 8, 1978, addressed the high rate of removal of Indigenous children from their homes. The law established federal standards for removal and placement of children, imposing guidelines that aim to keep Indigenous children connected to their tribe and to their culture.

United States Indian Claims Commission Final Report, United States Indian Claims Commission

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This document, dated September 30, 1978, is the final report of the United States (US) Indian Claims Commission which operated from 1946 to 1978. The Claims Commission served as an intermediary between Indigenous people in the United States and the US Court of Claims to help process the volume of claims filed against the United States. Following the “Indian Citizenship Act” (An Act to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Issue Certificates of Citizenship to Indians) in 1924, an increasing number of Indigenous people were filing suit with the Court of Claims over treaty violations and other grievances about …

Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers - Accession 155, Juanita Willmon Goggins

Manuscript Collection

The Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers include correspondence, speeches, biographical data, reports, studies, newspaper clippings, photographs and other papers documenting the political career of Goggins who was the first African-American woman elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Subjects include home rule for York County, African-Americans in politics, sickle cell anemia, appropriations, taxes, and public education in York County.

A Review Of The Environmental, Economic And International Aspects Of The Garrison Diversion Unit, North Dakota, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

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This report, also known as United States (US) House of Representative Report 94-1335, was approved and adopted on June 30, 1976 by the US House Committee on Government Actions, and transmitted to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives on July 2 of 1976. It is based on a study by the Conservation, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee.

As the title suggests, the report examines the environmental, economic and international aspects of the Garrison Diversion project, which was 19% complete at the time of the report. The report runs 161 pages, excluding table of contents.

Bryan V. Itasca County, Us Supreme Court, William J. Brennan

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This United States (US) Supreme Court case, decided June 14, 1976, provided clarity on the jurisdiction granted by US Public Law 280 in regard to taxation of the personal property of reservation Indians. In 1972, petitioner Russell Bryan, enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe residing on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota, received a notice of taxation on his home from Itasca County, Minnesota. Bryan filed suit to Minnesota district court which ruled in favor of Itasca County. Although US Public Law 280 does not specifically address taxation, the district court based its decision on US Public Law 280, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Leake, Betsy. Concert Committee May Have No Power
• John Dean Will Speak Tonight at 8
• Caudill, Tom. Regents Okay Record Budget, Academic Proposals
• Steen, Janet. Gen. Russell Dougherty to Speak at May 10 Commencement
• Strehl, Mary. Year in Review: Progress Was Like a Tortoise
• Should Residents Pay More for Air-Conditioned Dorms?
• McMahon, William. Seeks Academic Growth
• Beliles, Mark & Tom Cooper. Stand Up Christians
• Food Survey Completed
• Gibbons, David. WKU Grad Finds Going Rough – Billy Howell
• Bond, Beverly. WKU Orchestra to Give Final Concert …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Leake, Betsy. Associated Student Government Abandons Plans for Final Concert This Semester
• Day, Mary. Phi Mu, Alpha Kappa Psi Win Top Honors in Greek Week
• Adams, Anne. Nursing Gets Approval to Plan 4-Year Program
• Chances for Vet School at Western Get Snagged
• Prof Wins Award – Robert Martin
• Kentucky Collegiate Veterans Association Elect Officers
• Steve Henry’s Entertainment Plan is Inadequate
• Ombudsman – Dormitory Visitation Policy
• Tolopka, Stephen. Favors Evaluation Change
• Daugherty, Sharon. Canteen, Sand Needed
• Watkins, Allan. Favors Nude Models
• Vogt, Christy. Encourages Involvement
• Segda, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Leake, Betsy. Polls Remain Open as Campaigns End
• Wethington, Jay. John Dean Postpones Lecture Here Until April 29
• Caudill, Tom. Jeff Consolo Says Associated Student Government Needs More Student Involvement
• Faculty Wives Club Name Richard Walker Outstanding Senior
• Sigma Nu and Alpha Xi Delta Win Track Meet
• Music Teacher is Conductor – James Godfrey
• Taylor, Ken. Students Evaluate Teachers, Classes
• Required Library Course Useful; Freshman Orientation Unnecessary
• Harris, Roger. Ombudsman: Publishing Firm’s Politics Draw Complaints
• Stewart, Tony. Critical of Tom Blair
• Whitman, Connie. Likes Steve …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Leake, Betsy. Polls Open Monday to Elect Associated Student Government Officers
• Matteson, Teri. The Tornado: Scars Remain as a Constant Reminder of April 3, 1974
• Coffey, Bob. Getting into the Swim of It
• Bruce, Don Fill in Blanks for Letter to the Editor
• Payne, David. Supports Steve Henry
• Cross, Al. Favors Tom Blair
• Harmon, Frank. Likes Steve Henry
• McCubbin, Mary. Endorses John Butchko
• Day, Mary. for Nancy Wilk
• Butchko, John. Butchko: No Hassles
• Litchfield, Gerry & Jefferson Hartzog. Against John Dean Speech
• Adams, Anne. Activities …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Caudill, Tom. University is Taking Measures to End Bomb Threats
• Leake, Betsy. Primary Election for Associated Student Government is Canceled
• 20-Mile Walkathon Set Tomorrow – Muscular Dystrophy
• Leake, Betsy. Student Government Approves Constitutional Change
• Matteson, Teri. Commuters Lament Missing Campus Activities
• Gregory, Jim. Students May Register to Vote at Courthouse
• Today is Deadline for Adding Bi-Terms
• Threats Defeat Student Interest
• Butchko, John. Criticizes Associated Student Government Coverage
• Wurster, Robert. Annoyed by Cameras
• Adamchak, Donald. Food Stamp Reply
• Omega Psi Phi. the Muscular Dystrophy Charity Walk …

Providing For The Establishment Of The Clara Barton National Historic Site, Md.; John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oreg.; Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, N. Dak.; Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Mass.; Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Ala.; And Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, N.Y., And For Other Purposes, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

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This report from the United States (US) House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated August 14, 1974, was written to accompany US House Resolution 13157 which proposed to establish six new historic sites in the United States, all to be classified under the National Park System, including the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota. This report recommends minor wording amendments to US House Resolution 13157 and clarifies that the establishment of each historic site listed in US House Resolution 13157 was initially proposed as individual pieces of legislation that were all wrapped into this singular …

Authorizing The Establishment Of The Knife River Indian Village National Historic Site, United States Congress, Us Senate

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This report from the (US) States Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated November 29, 1973 was written to accompany US Senate Bill 1468 which sought to establish the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site in North Dakota. This report seeks to amend US Senate Bill 1468 to specify funding limits for acquisition of land and for development of the historic site. US Senate Bill 1468 was passed by the US Senate as amended on November 30, 1973. This legislation was reintroduced as part of an omnibus bill that established six new national historic sites. That legislation, US …

White Attitudes Toward Racial Tolerance & The Perception Of Party Differences: 1956-1969, Paul Messick

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to examine attitude change toward a particularly salient political and social issue "over time." A second purpose is the examination of the perception of party differences in their positions toward the aforementioned issues "over time."

The City Of New Town, North Dakota V. U.S, United States Court Of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

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This court case, decided on January 17, 1972, established that the act of 1910 which allowed for the sale of “surplus” lands on the Fort Berthold Reservation after allotment did not change the jurisdictional boundaries of the reservation, meaning that the reservation proper still includes the northeast quadrant.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 40, No. 2, Wku Alumni Relations

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Quarterly magazine created for WKU alumni. Regular features are Hilltopics, Sports, Alumni Newsgrams and Notes and In Memoriam. This issue includes:

• Graduate School (College) is On Its Way
• Evening Class is Thataway
• The Hilltopper Hundred to the Rescue
• ETV - Keep Watching, It's All in Color
• Student Interns Learn How Government Works
• Significant Statements: The New Year Begins
• Good News for Fishermen: Reservoir Research
• There it Was! Your Homecoming - 1971
• Performing Arts Illuminate the Campus Scene
• Discovery 1 - Uncovering the Kentucky of Antiquity
• Discovery 2 - Reviving the Heritage of Kentucky
• Discovery 3 - The Intercultural Studies Program …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 31, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hightower, Paul. Committee to Study Associated Student Constitutions
• Western’s Dean of Public Relations, Robert Cochran, Dies in Louisville
• Ralph, Mason. Richard Nixon Cites Six Point Plan
• MIT Ensemble Plays Thursday
• Activity Almanac
• State Financier is Delaying Proceedings. For Married Student Housing There May be a Grim Future
• Western Loses a Devoted Friend – Robert Cochran
• Lyne, John. Says Kept in Dark about Appointment
• Hoppe, Arthur. Propagating the Senility System on Capitol Hill
• Cinema Guild Sets Schedule
• Patterson, Tom. A Trip to the Lion’s Den and …

Minot Extension, Garrison Diversion Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, North Dakota. Communication From The Assistant Secretary Of The Interior Transmitting A Report On The Minot Extension, Garrison Diversion Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, North Dakota, Pursuant To The Provisions Section 9(A) Of The Reclamation Project Act Of 1939, United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives

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This communication, dated June 8, 1970, from the United States (US) Assistant Secretary of the Interior provides details on the proposed Garrison Diversion Unit extension in Minot, North Dakota (ND). The proposed Minot Extension would provide municipal and industrial water supply to the city of Minot, ND which, at the time of the report, did not have adequate supply to meet its long-term needs. The extension would also provide enhancement for outdoor recreational uses. This communication indicates that a report on the Minot Extension was sent to the president and to all impacted US states for review. The communication contains …

Authorizing The Mortgaging Of Tribal Lands On The Fort Berthold Reservation For Certain Purposes, United States Congress, Us Senate

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This report from the United States (US) Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, dated May 7, 1970, was written to accompany US Senate Bill 774 which sought to authorize the US Government to mortgage tribal lands in order to provide more economic stability for the tribes. The report indicates that the tribe had still not recovered from the economic collapse that occurred after they were forced to move from their lands due to the construction of the Garrison Dam.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 49, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Neumayer, Rick. Associated Students Enlisting Merchants for Student Discount Plan
• Irving Levine to Lecture Here Thursday Night
• Wilkerson, Larry. Balloting Today to Decide Local Races, Crucial Issues
• University Press of Kentucky Representative to Visit WKU Campus
• Science Prof Delivers Papers – Elmer Gray
• Interfraternity Council Adds Presidents
• November Program Set for Planetarium
• Laotian Intervention Parallels Vietnam War
• Drug Proposal Ignores Nature of Marijuana
• Seeger, Ronald. Letter to the Editor
• Neumayer, Rick. Associated Student Government Returns Constitution, Limits Further Study
• Lyne, John. Oscars for Commercial Expertise? …

An Act To Declare That The United States Shall Hold Certain Land In Trust For The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) Public Law, also known as US Public Law 91-100, passed on October 30, 1969 provides that all lands on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota deemed to be in excess to the needs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be held in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation by the United States. The law outlines the parameters of the lands and specifies that this act must operate in accordance with the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050).

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 3 – The Sociology Of The Middle Years, Wku Sociology

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Table of Contents:

• Bart, Pauline B. Why Women’s Status Changes in Middle Age
• Bourque, Linda Brookover & Kurt W. Back. The Middle Years Seen Through the Life Graph
• Davidson, James D. Religious Involvement & Middle Age
• Deutscher, Irwin. From Parental to Post-Parental Life: Exploring Shifting Expectations
• Geschwender, James A. & Benjamin D. Singer. Riot Participation & the Middle Years
• Herb, Terry R. Middle Age & Aging: Neugarten’s Approach
• Levin, Jack & Gerald Taube. Attitudes Toward Public Housing Among Middle Age Tenants
• Levin, Martin L., William W. Pendleton & Lewis Bowman. Political Partisanship of Middle Age Voters
• Mayer, Thomas F. Middle …

Ua94/6/3 The Apocalypse, Braxton Crenshaw Editor

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Underground newspaper created by students for students to protest Vietnam War and race relations on campus and in Bowling Green.

• Cable, John. Off-Campus Newspaper: Liberal Propaganda?
• Tichenor, Steve. Plain Brown Wrapper Bag
• Scherr, Wayne. Voting – A Responsibility
• Smith, Grant. Two Dances?
• Wallace, James. Analysis: Enforced Freedom
• Nau, Kathy. Student Action
• Nau, Kathy. Get Right With God
• Meek, Rick. The Great Speckled Bird
• Potter, Bob. Whitey
• Davis, Jackie. The Other War
• Crenshaw, Braxton. Black Patriotism
• Cromwell, Linda. Boycott Grapes
• Meek, Rick. Atlanta March
• Hendrick, Jim. War is Hell
• Tichenor, Steve. Violent Revolt: A Criticism
• Lane, Teddi. Bowling Green Human Relations …

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 39: An Interpretation Of Mandan Culture And History, W. Raymond Wood, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

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Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles, with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 26: Small Sites On And About Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota, George Metcalf, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 28: The Dance Hall Of The Santee Bottoms On The Fort Berthold Reservation, Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota, Donald D. Hartle, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …