Academic papers on Native Indian Studies

Native American Casinos: An Interesting Impact on the U.S, Economic System
A 4 page consideration of the economic impacts of Native American gambling casinos. Using the example of the Mississippi Choctaw the author illustrates that not only have the Choctaw prospered from their casino, so has the U.S. economic system. ...
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The Circumstances Leading Up to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
A 14 page discussion of the many injustices which were dealt to Native Americans in the early history of this country. Assimilation policies, particularly those involving the taking of Native children and placing them in boarding schools or in...
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"A Spirited Resistance: The North American Indian Struggle for Unity, 1745-1815"
A 5 page review of the Book by author Gregory Evans Dowd. The author of this paper emphasizes the point that while many Native American leaders had hope of effecting a final victory over the whites that had invaded their lands, the "militant...
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The Games and Myth of the Maya
A 7 page overview of the importance of Maya game and myth. The author contends that game and myth alike provide incredible insight into social customs, history, religion, spirit concerns and numerous other aspects of the people from whom it is...
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Native American & Euro-American Values
A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares Native American values with European-descended American values. The writer focuses, in particular, on the manner in which these two groups differ in regards to the way they perceive land....
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A 4 page review of the book by Gary Clayton Anderson. The author details the contradictions which are inherent in the historical pronouncement of the Lakota people as a "nation". Anderson's thesis is that the final recognition of the Lakota as a...
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NATIVE AMERICAN TREATMENT BY THE THREE MAJOR IMPERIAL POWERS
This 10 page paper discusses the treatment of the Native Americans in North America by the imperial powers: Spain, France, England and American Colonists. Views of Francis Parkman examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Native American v. White Values
A 3 page research paper that examines the differences between Native American and European American values. The writer looks specifically at the text of James Welsh's novel Fools Crow and a collection of original documented edited by Milner, et...
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New Zealand: Trouble in Paradise?
A 3 page discussion of the problems New Zealand has encountered in balancing the needs of all of her people. The indigenous peoples of New Zealand, in particular, represent a multitude of issues that must be addressed. The author of this paper...
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Greed: The Underlying Motivation for European/Native American Interaction
A 5 page consideration of the motivations that characterized the early interactions between Native Americans and the Europeans that invaded their shores. European peoples not only took advantage of Native Americans but committed one atrocity after...
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Walt Whitman's View of Native Americans:
This 4 page paper examines the perspective of Walt Whitman regarding Native Americans as evidenced through his poetry. This paper examines "Song of Myself" specifically in order to illustrate the compassion and respect that Whitman had for the...
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SHERMAN ALEXIE
This 6 page paper discusses the life and works of Sherman Alexie. Works specifically discussed include Indian Killer, Reservation Blues, and I would Steal Horses. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Issues in Native America: Land, Sovereignty, and Individual Independence
A 5 page summary of the problems that have confronted Native Americans in their relations with the U.S. government. The author explores these issues and discusses their varying depiction in Native, mainstream, and scholarly publications. ...
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Military Campaigns Against Plains Indians: Indian Scouts and Little Big Horn
A 4 page overview of the military campaign that ended in catastrophe at Little Big Horn. Custer's troops were not exclusively white. There were, in fact, thirty-three Crow Indians that served as scouts under Custer. Bibliography lists 3...
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Governmental Treaties and Policies Targeting Native Americans 1830-1890
A 3 page overview of a few of the treaties and policies that targeted Native Americans in this time period. The author contends that these treaties and policies were varied yet almost all served to the detriment of the indigenous peoples and to the...
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