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Sustainable Development A Diverse Deep-Dive
No full textSustainable Development - A Diverse Deep-Dive
Editor (s):
Dr Senthil Kumar Arumugam
Dr Kavitha Desai
Prof. Biju Toms
Date of Publication: 10 April 2022
ISBN: 978-93-91413-14-9
Publisher: The Native Tribe
DOI https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XU4P
INDIGENOUS LAND TENURE AND LAND USE IN ALASKA: COMMUNITY IMPACTS OF THE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
No full textThrough the utilization of qualitative methods such as archival analysis, semi-structured interviewing, comparative and extended case studies, and observation, this paper closely examines two related Alaska Native communities. Our purpose is to document the impact of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) on land tenure, land use, and community structure. In all, 41 interviews were conducted, focusing on the following issues: (1) the role of the tribal government in relation to the regional and village corporate structure; (2) the recent changes in traditional land uses; and (3) how group decisions are made regarding land management and distribution of resources. By locating ANCSA within a broader context of economic, political, and cultural globalization that seeks to substitute traditional collective rights in land with individual tenure in a "free market" economy, the findings of this research may carefully and cautiously be applied beyond North America to other indigenous-state struggles regarding control of land and resources.United States. -- [Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act], Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Alaska, Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Alaska, Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Claims, Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- Alaska, Indians of North America -- Alaska -- Government relations -- History, Land Economics/Use,
The Social and Economic Impact of Native American Casinos
No full textIn the late 1980s, a series of legal rulings favorable to tribes and the subsequent passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 legalized gaming operations on reservations in many states. Today, there are over 310 gaming operations run by more than 200 of the nations' 556 federally-recognized tribes. Of these operations, about 220 are Las Vegas' style casinos with slot machines and/or table games. We use a simple difference-in-difference framework where we compare economic outcomes before and after tribes open casinos to outcomes over the same period for tribes that do not adopt or are prohibited from adopting gaming. Four years after tribes open casinos, employment has increased by 26 percent, and tribal population has increased by about 12 percent, resulting in an increase in employment to population ratios of five percentage points or about 12 percent. The fraction of adults who work but are poor has declined by 14 percent. Tribal gaming operations seem to have both positive and negative spillovers in the surrounding communities. In counties where an Indian-owned casino opens, we find that jobs per adult increase by about five percent of the median value. Given the size of tribes relative to their counties, most of this growth in employment is due to growth in non-Native American employment. The increase in economic activity appears to have some health benefits in that four or more years after a casino opens, mortality has fallen by 2 percent in a county with a casino and an amount half that in counties near a casino. Casinos do, however, come at some cost. Four years after a casino opens, bankruptcy rates, violent crime, and auto thefts and larceny are up 10 percent in counties with a casino.
The Tribe Trap and the Muzzle of the Native
No full textContext. For more than a century, Africa has been ruled and narrated through a single downgraded category: the “tribe.” Conflicts in Sudan, Ethiopia, DRC, Nigeria or the Sahel are routinely described as “tribal violence,” implying ancient, irrational feuds. Equivalent conflicts in Europe or Asia are framed as “nationalist,” “federal,” or “geopolitical.” The same empirical complexity is run through different conceptual filters.
Problem. We argue that tribe is not a neutral translation of African social units but a muzzle: a technology of epistemic containment that reclassifies sovereign polities as biological specimens. It collapses layered governance (lineage, city-state, alliance, federation) into biology, erases indigenous concepts of state and contract, and triggers In-Group Psychopathy through pseudospeciation (seeing neighbors as another species) (Erikson, 1966; Bandura, 1999).
Research question (Singini). Does the imposition and internalization of the tribe label (a) systematically erase indigenous concepts of sovereignty in African political vocabularies and (b) measurably increase zero-sum, dehumanizing framing in conflict discourse, thereby lowering readiness for alliances and federations?
Method (protocol, Ma1–Ma2). We specify a mixed-method design:
(1) A comparative linguistic audit of political vocabulary in five major African zones (Kikongo, Yoruba, Igbo, Amharic, Wolof) versus colonial translations, coded through a “Disconnect/Muzzle Matrix” (Johnson, 1921; Van Wing, 1921; Vansina, 1990).
(2) A framing experiment comparing “tribal conflict” wording to precise mechanism wording (institutions, incentives, jurisdiction) and measuring effects on blame attribution, solution preference, and federation support.
(3) A diagnostic tool, the In-Group Psychopathy Diagnostic Protocol (IGP-D), to score media and policy narratives for pseudospeciation and moral disengagement (Bandura, 1999; Erikson, 1966).
This is a conceptual + protocol paper: it specifies mechanisms and preregisterable tests and reports pattern-level archival observations, but does not analyse any newly collected empirical dataset.
Results (current status, Kia). Desk-based audit of existing dictionaries and histories shows a consistent pattern: indigenous terms for city-state, republic, confederation, nation and citizen (Nkangu, Ntotela, Ilú, Ọ̀yọ́ Mèsì, Obodo, Hager, Réew, Isizwe) are routinely translated as “tribe,” “village group,” “paramount chief” or “customary elders” (Van Wing, 1921; Johnson, 1921; Southall, 1970; Vail, 1989). This is a structural erasure of sovereignty concepts, not a random vocabulary gap. We treat these as pattern-level findings, not a fully executed quantitative study, and specify precisely what data would falsify or weaken the model.
Conclusion (Wa–Nga). Pan-Africanism cannot be engineered as a “unity of tribes.” The tribe is a non-scalable unit for sovereignty. Once the correct layers are restored, lineage (luvila), people/ethnos (kanda), country/jurisdiction (nsi), alliance (nkangu), confederation/state (ntotela), continental integration becomes an engineering problem: federating jurisdictions through enforceable alliances, while protecting identity as culture. We outline an implementation package: a No-Tribe precision style guide, an AU “No Tribe” policy directive, and a monitoring protocol that treats tribe framing as a measurable security ris
Crop of Herman Moore From the Tribe of Many Feathers Group Photo
No full textBlack and white photo crop of page 418 of the BYU Banyan Year book Herman Moore from the Group Photo of Members of the Tribe of Many Feathers Native American BYU Organizatio
Casting a Wide Net: The Value of Collaboration and Outreach with Source Communities in the Analysis of Historic Native American Fishing Nets
No full textThe Lenape Tribe of Delaware is one of two recognized tribes within the state of Delaware. Having only gained state recognition in 2016, the group is actively working to regain the lifeways of their ancestors that have been lost in the aftermath of colonization and systemic oppression. This paper discusses collaborative research between the author, a student in Art Conservation, and the Lenape Tribe of Delaware into the once-crucial practice of net-tying. It addresses the impetus for the project and its role in object-based decolonization and Indigenous knowledge reclamation. The research was inspired by the last known Lenape netmaker, Clem Carney, whose work was collected by anthropologists in the early 1900s but since forgotten. The project was completed in collaboration with the Tribe from initial proposal onward and included three main stages: examination of fishing nets from Native Mid-Atlantic groups at the National Museum of the American Indian and the American Museum of Natural History, the compilation of an inventory of Native Mid-Atlantic nets and associated tools from institutions throughout North America, and outreach. Outreach efforts included a Tribal Delegation to the National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center, presentations to both the Native and non-Native community, and net-making workshops held at the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover, DE. Through these events and a range of media posts and articles, it is estimated that 7,000 people learned about this collaboration. The project has prompted subsequent collaborations and serves as a model for community-driven research
Economic Impact of the St. Regis Tribe 2008
No full textThe St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally recognized tribe, has witnessed a remarkable expansion in recent years. It has experienced economic growth made possible by Indian sovereignty and intergovernmental agreement, namely the growth of its bingo and This report examines how one particular Native nation, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, participates in the economy of New York. It explains how the structural features of Mohawk sovereignty distinguish its economic activity from non-Indian commerce and government, intensifying its regional economic benefits. It documents the remarkable recent growth of the Mohawk economy and tallies the jobs, earnings, and taxes that result from this activity. Most importantly, th is report demonstrates that the remarkable gains the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has achieved for its people come at no expense to the people of New York. To the contrary, St. Regis Mohawk economic activity provides substantial net benefits to the immediate off-reservation economy and New York more broadly.
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Wanapum Overview and Perspectives Developed During Tribal Narrative Workshop
No full textThe Greater than Class C (GTCC) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluated the potential impacts from the construction and operation of a new facility or facilities, or use of an existing facility, employing various disposal methods (geologic repository, intermediate depth borehole, enhanced near surface trench, and above grade vault) at six federal sites and generic commercial locations. For three of the locations being considered as possible locations, consulting tribes were brought in to comment on their perceptions on how GTCC low level radioactive waste would affect Native American resources (land, water, air, plants, animals, archaeology, etc.) short and long term. The consulting tribes produced essays that were incorporated into the EIS and these essays are in turn included in this collection. This essay was produced by the Wanapum Tribe for the Hanford Site.This item is part of the Richard Stoffle Collection. It was digitized from a physical copy provided by Richard Stoffle, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please email Special Collections, [email protected]
Native American Oral History Project Transcripts - Accession 542
No full textThe Native American Oral History Project Transcripts were the result of an oral history project conducted by the History Department of St. Louis Community College, Missouri in 1978 titled, Listening to Indians. The project was conducted through a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to interview members of various American Indians and record their stories and histories. The Catawba Indian tribe were formerly members of the Sioux Tribe. (See Finding Aid for list of Native American tribes represented in the oral history project).https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2246/thumbnail.jp
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