A Better Day for Indians.

Autor/in	Deloria, Vine, Jr.
Institution	Field Foundation, New York, NY.
Titel	A Better Day for Indians.
Quelle	(1977), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Attitudes; Beliefs; Change Strategies; Classification; Courts; Criteria; Decision Making; Definitions; Equal Protection; Federal Aid; Federal Government; Federal Programs; Land Acquisition; Laws; Policy Formation; Recognition; Standards; Tribes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Belief; Glaube; Lösungsstrategie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Court; Gerichtshof; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Begriffsbestimmung; Gleichstellungspolitik; Bundesregierung; Landerschließung; Landgewinnung; Law; Recht; Politische Betätigung; Wiedererkennen; Standard; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft
Abstract	Vesting Congress with implied powers over American Indians produces attitudes and assumptions which are extremely influential. There are seven such controlling assumptions: Congress is presumed to act in good faith toward Indians; the belief that past policies were based upon some intelligent criteria that incorporated an understanding of conditions, the approval of Indians, and a farsighted intention of Congress; the paternalistic assumption that the solution of Indian problems is a simple matter of adjustment of already existing programs; the perception of Indian lands and communities as laboratories which can be used to test various theories of social engineering; the Federal government can use Indian lands at its discretion; sanction of the privilege of the Federal establishment to avoid difficult decisions; and tribal rights are nuisances that can be abated as need be. In view of the impact of these assumptions, the following specific recommendations are offered to affect fundamental shifts in direction, simplification of complex problems to their elemental factors, and expansion of the manner in which Indians believe they perceive themselves today: uniform recognition of Indian communities; clarification of tribal membership; a standard definition of the status of an Indian tribe; creation of a "Court of Indian Affairs"; arbitration of long-standing Native claims; rejuvenation of the Indian land base; and universal eligibility for government aid based on need. (JC)
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