NCJ Number
8849
Date Published
1972
Length
307 pages
Annotation
HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TRIBAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES.
Abstract
THE ORIGINAL ASSUMPTION OF FULL RESPONSIBILITY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR RELATIONS WITH INDIANS HAS BEEN MODIFIED OVER THE YEARS. THE CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 1924 CONFERRED U.S. CITIZENSHIP ON ALL INDIANS AND ALSO MADE THEM CITIZENS OF THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE. STATE SERVICES TO INDIANS HAVE INCREASED SINCE 1924 AND THE STATES HAVE DEVELOPED A POSITIVE VIEW OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE PROCESSES BY WHICH STATES ASSUMED SUCH FUNCTIONS AS PROVIDING EDUCATION, ROADS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES TO INDIAN RESERVATIONS ARE OUTLINED. HISTORY OF FEDERAL ACTIVITY TO TERMINATE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIANS IS TRACED, AS WELL AS THE REAPPRAISALS OF THIS PHILOSOPHY DURING THE 1960'S. THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OF EXISTING STATE SERVICES FOR INDIANS ARE COMPARED AND PRIORITIES IN THE NEEDS OF INDIAN COMMUNITIES ARE IDENTIFIED. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES BY EVALUATING THE OPTIONS IN FUTURE DIVISIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR INDIANS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS AND BY CONSIDERING THE INDIAN POTENTIAL FOR SELF-DETERMINATION. THE APPENDICES PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF OTHER RESOURCE MATERIALS. (SNI ABSTRACT)